It's still about the women. It's not called Desperate Plumber. People are more interested in cat fights.
Systems are complex, so controlling an attack and achieving a desired level of damage may be harder than using physical weapons.
I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try.

