[C]ertainly [people do not opt out of the system] because they’re smarter than other people. Maybe it’s courage, being willing to face the possibility that your life so far has been a waste of time. Maybe it’s faith in the idea that truth—however frightening it might seem—will always bring benefits.

Derrick Jensen, Nothing to lose but our illusions: An interview with David Edwards, The Sun, no. 294, 2000