[leetrout]

> Maybe I should start lying about my lack of a degree like a real con man.

Nah. The world needs more people with principles and strong moral character.

[throwanem]

...to exploit.

[squircle]

Perhaps. But let's assume those of us who've "made it" are generally acting in good faith (because a world-system built on sand will never last) and not simply slaves to their hind brain.

[throwanem]

That seems a very bold assumption these days, as indeed does that that this particular world-system is not in fact built on sand.