The idea of being powerless (unless you're dead) is also an illusion.
We tend to have more power then we think, but its seldom the kind of power we think we need or the kind of power we really want. Often we need to learn how to use the power we have.
The problem for most people is that they never discovered the optimal niche that is fitting to their own unique combination of fitness and variation of abilities. This niche might not even exist yet, which is more or less what startups are all about.
Besides, what is actual power? Consider this: Which "power" is the most powerful? The power to annihilate whole cities or the power to build, rebuild, innovate, and maintain cities regardless of whatever may come?
