I agree, human striving leads to success and failure. That leads to fewer and fewer winners, and more and more losers. Ultimately, it all tips over and we have to do everything again. The only thing that changes is the means by which we attempt to maintain equilibrium, and for how long.
That's the modern incarnation. The thing to understand is that this is a perpetual human condition and really unavoidable in a complex society.
I agree, human striving leads to success and failure. That leads to fewer and fewer winners, and more and more losers. Ultimately, it all tips over and we have to do everything again. The only thing that changes is the means by which we attempt to maintain equilibrium, and for how long.