One should push oneself for reassurances against failure – government often creates more problems than it solves where it steps beyond its existing roles.

Individuals and groups can work as autonomous units to ensure their own respective welfares rather than begging hand-outs and trading autonomy for the “success” corrupt policymakers and monolithic bureaucracies promise.

Are you suggesting individuals should be autonomously working towards solutions to their fate concerning public problems rather than band together and push for healthcare reform or other public services?

One must acknowledge that there is a problem before one can begin to identify solutions… and, in this case, simply being aware that optimism is no safeguard against failure is a solution unto itself: if you were playing the game to win, perhaps you should reconsider your definition of winning and default to welfare now.