The System
Some think there are only two in the world—us and them. Some try to beat the system, as if the system was something to be conquered. Nevertheless, the present system is comprised of all who have used the system or beat the system in their own way of dealing with the system. Therefore the system is nothing more than the sum of all of its contributors. It is not the system that we are generally attempting to beat, or even brag about beating, but rather it is our entry into the system through unconventional means.
Once we are in the system, we may wittingly or unwittingly modify the system for the good or perpetuate what we hated about the system in the first place. We may even learn something from the system, perhaps even the necessity of some of the system’s attributes—even the things we may not have liked before. A higher level of understanding about the system.
Still, we may be persuaded by the system. Persuaded to do what we don’t like to do even though we know in our hearts that it is not the thing to do. At this point we are no longer modifiers or contributors to the system, but programs produced by the system.