when I was a child, I thought smart people were in charge. when I got older, I realized you didn't have to be smart to be in charge. but the piece that was hardest to learn is that no one is really in charge at all. no one's going to fix it beyond us.
Every job I've ever had has given me a clearer sense that lots of people are figuring it out as they go. This can be either a comfort or seen as license to destroy everything you come into contact with. Parental income a big determining factor there.
