Having stated that, I may be the only one who realizes the truth!
I was over at the University of Michigan a year ago and overheard this information from two of my doctors:
In short, as of today, I'm destined to lose! In the end, at eighty-one, I've only got a few more years. I'm blessed with a loving family so I won't be alone.
You are never alone...................
Your case sounds like a version of the Three laws of Thermodynamics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_thermodynamics
A while back I ran upon a Tongue-in-Cheek version:
1. You cannot win the game.
2. You cannot break even.
3. You cannot quit the game.
And finally Red Badger’s 4th ‘Law’:
4. You cannot change the rules..................