# Learn the Game to Change It by Bryant McGill > “To change a game, learn to play it. Refusing to engage with the systems one dislikes leaves a person correct and irrelevant, often struggling to pay the bills. Fluency in how things work gives a reformer the access and standing to improve them.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Building Influence Without Selling Out - Livestream (Mar 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Building Influence Without Selling Out - Livestream|Building Influence Without Selling Out - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the dated developed livestream document (2016-03-17). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Article:** [[articles/simple reminders/Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought|Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Building Influence Without Selling Out - Livestream|Building Influence Without Selling Out - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Agency|Agency]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “To change a game, learn to play it. Refusing to engage with the systems one dislikes leaves a person correct and irrelevant, often struggling to pay the bills. Fluency in how things work gives a reformer the access and standing to improve them.” — Bryant McGill, Building Influence Without Selling Out - Livestream (Mar 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-learn-game-change-it ```