When the rules themselves are designed to consume you, any effort to break through is contributing energy to the system. Now that you've seen through it, how do you break the deadlock? Honestly, in a tightly closed logical loop, there is no such thing as breaking through, only stepping out. Do you think that breaking through is just changing your way of life or switching tracks to win? If you still use the system's metrics—houses, cars, titles, face, connections—to measure your worth, then you are always inside the game. Because the rules of this game are meant to drain your vitality as you chase after these things. True breakthrough isn't about defeating someone else; it's about suddenly realizing, I don't want to play anymore. I no longer acknowledge your scoring system, I no longer pay for your grand narratives. I withdraw to my three meals a day, guard my body and mind. When you no longer crave the benefits within the game, the shackles of the game can't bind you. The harshest resistance is to no longer be a useful part of the system.