[Jim Noble]

The several successful elements belie the whines of those that chose not to coompete

I don't know how much of a choice it is.

[bert]

There is not a single choice

There are a series of choices beginning at a very early age.

Some choose to take a path away from failure while others lazily just go with the disastrous flow.

The fact there are many that succeed belies the fact that all are doomed to fate