I'd like to see a polite HN discussion about this notion. To wit: in light of a looming existential crisis where circumstantial (mostly financial) difficulties

I'd like to see a polite HN discussion about this notion. To wit: in light of a looming existential crisis where circumstantial (mostly financial) difficulties are pitted against prospects of death/destruction, should one be resigned to one's "fate" vs "do anything necessary to move".