Most games are not fair, and some games seem impossible to win. Like ending slavery seemed impossible, like women’s rights seemed unreachable or like veganism might seem today.
They’re games not because they’re fun but because there are players and rules, and we make moves, sometimes good and sometimes bad.
Injustice can’t live forever. Systems that rely on exploitation eventually fall. Change that seems impossible becomes inevitable when enough people stand up for what’s right.
These games appear unwinnable because we’re looking at them through today’s lens, with today’s limitations, today’s resistance, and today’s norms.
So we don’t focus on whether the game can be won today but whether it’s worth playing for tomorrow. Whether it matters enough to keep moving forward even when victory feels distant.
The most important games – the ones that transform society for the better – aren’t won in a single move, maybe not by a single generation. They’re won through persistent play, unwavering values, and the courage to challenge what seems unchangeable.