It seems that just about everybody insists you keep trying. Forget talk of an uneven playing field, wealth inequality, or the 9-to-5 grind. They view your commitment to the cause essential for the effective functioning of society.

But there was a man who knew different. A dude with a beard and a toga who took one look at the demands of the corporate world and simply said “fuck that”. Hence the Lackadaisicus t-shirt.

He alone knew you can’t lipstick a pig to the point of infatuation. Or that most things you try will likely fail. That’s why his school of thought prescribed instant recognition of your fallibility. “Start at the bottom,” he was known to say, “then any fall will be slight…”