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You live in an imaginary world.

> We are progeny of the winners, the tenacious, the survivors, the killers.

You are a progeny of a chance, nothing more.



People who don't have the will to live die. And they usually don't procreate, especially under adverse conditions.


Whether you live under adverse conditions or not is essentially a matter of luck. It's a variant of the birth lottery problem.




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