If you find yourself in a pile of shit, you can whine about it and stay there, or be demoralized for awhile as you crawl out.

According to this article you can opt out of the shit pile entirely. Maybe these guys are right and we should present them with a society that isn't so well-served by the crawling through shit metaphor.

The article describes the life of a bum/leech. I don't think most people aspire to live their lives as a leech.