I've never played Portal. My computer wouldn't be able to handle it and I can't afford computer games anymore. That really does not matter though as the iconic catchphrase of Portal has much broader applicability then the outcome of the game. I believe that it is the mantra of our generation. Every generation has one.

Cake is the motivating factor promised for completing all the various challenges the game presents you with. What we are saying is all you have done and will do has zero impact on the outcome. It is the answer to the famous phrase of Marie Antoinette: "Let them eat cake." Well, the cake is a lie.

I am lucky. I can depend on my family to catch my economic fall. My father was a certified public accountant (CPA), knows how to manage money, and is recently retired so I'm fairly sure he saw this coming and we dodged the bullet. They have a house that's in a good fixed rate mortgage. I have a place to go and watch as things plays out. Many others will not be so fortunate.

Maybe we all once hoped that there was no spoon and anything was possible. Wake up America, the cake is a lie.