"I made my lot the old-fashioned way: I SUED somebody."

I don't remember where I first read that clever saying, but ot made me slightly sick at the time, and it still makes me slightly sick.

Sometimes I get really tired and sad in this litigious society. But I also find that I end up getting really tired and sad that it takes so much effort to merely paddle in place in life... and I can't help but think that some of our suit-happiness is a result of the fact that so many people are trapped in lives where they realize that no matter how hard they bust their butt, it's never going to be enough to get ahead. And so, we're faced with this "lottery effect" where the only path to real life improvement is "a big score."

If we lived in a world were "working hard" was actually enough I think there would be fewer lawsuits.