According to one writer, “our failures are all the more painful when it appears that people who are in the same situation as we are have procured the possessions that we want. ”
Ühe kirjaniku sõnul „on meie ebaõnnestumised kõige kibedamad siis, kui ilmneb, et teised samas olukorras olijad on saavutanud just selle, mida me ise soovisime ”.