[kwere]

>"A tired, irritable, unskilled player is not appealing, and probably shouldn’t be looking for a relationship".

>much of this blog post is about winning the game of life in a western capitalist society

Thats true for most human societies, starting from hunter gatherers, where being unproductive to the group meant being clubbed during sleep, or farming societies where being unproductive meant easily starvation and social esclusion.

People who live in welfare states tend to have it good, usually beyond their means as most things are subsidized at a loss. Thats not the norm in any accountable society. We westerners have it easy