Yes Zab,.. if one can keep a presence of mind of the organizing principles in the society/societies in which one lives - it can be "easier" in some respects.
Albert Camus thought one could be "happy" or "content" if they truly embraced what he believed the organizing principle of the world - chaos.
Noam Chomsky clearly stakes out what he thinks the organizing principles are and it ain't chaos - it's measurable historical scientific statistical data.
In Requiem for the American Dream, Noam Chomsky, widely recognized as the most influential intellectual alive, makes plain the principles perpetuating the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few.
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