People Who Follow the Rules Mostly Get F#cked
When I first heard this lesson from someone, I laughed out loud. But then I thought about it. Is it true?
Rules are made for stability, not fairness. They’re there to create order, not opportunity. And the people who write the rules? They’re rarely the ones who must follow them.
That’s why people who play strictly by the rules almost always lose.
If you’ve ever watched sports, you have seen this. In local and federal government, we have countless examples. If you’ve ever gotten a speeding ticket, you’ve probably seen the cop let someone off with a warning. That’s not in the rulebook. But it happens all the time.
If you aren’t cheating, you aren’t trying. We have all heard that.
Rules make you predictable, and being predictable means you’re easy to take advantage of.
People who break the rules often aren’t bad people. They just realize the rules are negotiable.
This doesn’t mean you should be reckless. It just means you must know when the rules don’t matter. The world isn’t fair, but it’s not fixed either.
Lesson Learned: The people who win are the ones who figure out when to play by the rules—and when to play the game.