The sad part of realizing that the system is broken, or that you just don't like it very much, is that you can't actually do anything about it. You can't change it, you can't escape it and you can't even ignore its rules. You can't decide not to play, that "decision" is as valid an option as any as far as the system is concerned. You may feel good about yourself for ignoring it, but the game continues whether you're actively involved or not and, eventually, you will lose. At least if you play, you have a chance to win, though "winning" in this case doesn't feel like much of a victory if all you wanted was not to play at all.
-- altundeva in 2014 (sau cine stie cand)