systematically broken in ways that a mere cog cannot hope to rectify So true. Cogs cannot rectify. Therefore, either give up hope or switch to a context where

systematically broken in ways that a mere cog cannot hope to rectify So true. Cogs cannot rectify. Therefore, either give up hope or switch to a context where you are not a cog. It's surprising how far people can string themselves along refusing to admit this (cf the fantasy literature about "organizational change"). I did it myself for a few years before snapping out of it.