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For example, one might have a large, undifferentiated, individually competitive population in which millions struggle for a trag­ically limited quantity of desiderata, which must, mathematically, be beyond the reach of the vast majority, for example, a limited number of favored professions, a limited number of favored locations, and so on. - (Plunder of Gor, Chapter 9, Sentence #144)

He is unlikely to desert the caste that is his own. To some, that would doubtless, however mistakenly, be construed as a betrayal of sorts. To be sure, very different societal arrangements are possible. For example, one might have a large, undifferentiated, individually competitive population in which millions struggle for a trag­ically limited quantity of desiderata, which must, mathematically, be beyond the reach of the vast majority, for example, a limited number of favored professions, a limited number of favored locations, and so on. It is rather as if thousands were encouraged to run in a race that could, in the nature of things, have few winners. Thus most must fail, a situation likely to result in unhappiness, disgruntlement, frustration, resentment, and envy. To be sure, these negative emotions pave a smooth, convenient road to power for those willing to exploit them. - (Plunder of Gor)