Your chains are often your own chains.

When you feel locked down, when you feel that you can’t do x (whatever the thing you want to do) and think someone is keeping you from that goal, try looking at the problem from a different angle.

Everyone reading this is wealthy. Every one. You have a phone or device, you have access to the world’s information, you are literate, and you have leisure to read. By any historical standard, you would be the envy of your vastly poorer ancestors.

So what’s holding you back? If you think someone is holding you back, why have you ceded that power to them? I make no judgement. But don’t pretend they have shackles on you. Most of the time, our shackles are of our own making.

You hold the key.

Use the key.