I had a friend in middle school who loved the Beach Boys. Here's a quote from what was his favorite song of the same name:

"I guess I just wasn't made for these times."

It's pretty easy to attribute a failure in finding your place in the world to some flaw in the world itself. Defeat means not having to try anymore. Here's my retort to Brian Wilson's lamentation:

"It's easier to wear slippers than it is to carpet the whole world." -Al Franken (as Stuart Smalley)