{"id":54723,"date":"2026-08-24T11:46:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turner.nl\/uncategorized\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T11:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:46:50","slug":"column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"Column by Peter de Bruin | &#8220;Pretty much a lost cause&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54723\" class=\"elementor elementor-54723 elementor-19244\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca4ad7e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca4ad7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29996ed\" data-id=\"29996ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec961c1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec961c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45a4cb0\" data-id=\"45a4cb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77650e7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77650e7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Column by Peter de Bruin<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eea1226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7eea1226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">'Pretty much a lost cause'<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47100bdb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"47100bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b2e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3b2e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In his latest column, Peter de Bruin holds up a mirror to the hopeless play we\u2019re all acting out together.  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-912b304 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"912b304\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f180f0b elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"f180f0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57f1ddd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57f1ddd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fdd42a\" data-id=\"2fdd42a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9642f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b9642f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8ea427 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8ea427\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-babcbcc\" data-id=\"babcbcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb54d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb54d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">'Pretty much a lost cause'<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6557a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6557a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last Saturday, I witnessed a brief exchange between a father and his son. The young boy was returning from his sports game. \u201cSo, did you win?\u201d \u201cNo, Dad.\u201d \u201cBut did you score?\u201d \u201cNo, not that either.\u201d And that was the end of the conversation. They both turned around and walked away. Not a word about \u201cDid you play well? Did you learn anything? How was it on your team? Would you like it if I came to watch next time?\u201d   <\/p><p>The father seems interested only in winning and scoring. It&#8217;s all about appearances. As far as I&#8217;m concerned, that&#8217;s a pretty shallow view of inspiration and learning. Yet we see this a lot\u2014little attention paid to what&#8217;s going on inside. And not just at a young age.    <\/p><p>That same day, I received the news that a college classmate had taken his own life. A successful, outgoing, and beloved man. Far too young. It\u2019s unclear why. And what the point was.    <\/p><p>On the surface, they seem to have nothing to do with each other, and yet I see a connection between the two events. And I realize: if we keep going this way, we don\u2019t stand a chance.   <\/p><p>Human achievements are a blessing. We have everything we need. And yet, the waiting list for mental health care has never been longer. Technological progress brings prosperity in many ways. But it also makes us lazy and ignorant. Take navigation, for example: it\u2019s easy to get from A to B, but you have no idea where you are. Or the calculator\u2014who can still do mental math when paying the bill?        <\/p><p>What would we do without all our resources? Looked at another way, how many of us could survive ten days in nature without food, a cell phone, or a credit card? Very few, indeed. We are free. Free, yet completely dependent. What if the power went out for 30 days?       <\/p><p>In a life where anything is possible, nothing matters anymore. We\u2019ve become so complacent that some of us can afford to concern ourselves with \u201cbasic\u201d woke issues. But I believe we\u2019re mainly free only on the surface. Free, but no longer connected. We\u2019re being destroyed by the possibilities and the outward appearances. Indeed, strong men (and women) create easy times. Easy times generate weak men (and women). Freely adapted from G. Michael Hopf <sup>*)<\/sup>       <\/p><p>As we wage a cold war, I wonder when this charade we\u2019re all putting on will come to an end. On the surface, it\u2019s \u201ceverything for everyone,\u201d while we carry our suffering with us. Sooner or later, we\u2019ll all become victims. Let\u2019s wake each other up with a kiss. Teach fathers not to ask only about the score. Otherwise, we may be supposedly free, but above all, we\u2019re hopeless.       <\/p><p><sup>*1)<\/sup> \u201cHard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.\u201d<br \/><em>G. Michael Hopf<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74f24d5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74f24d5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45ad2c60\" data-id=\"45ad2c60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ffeb139\" data-id=\"7ffeb139\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-738c53c2\" data-id=\"738c53c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ef3d42 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"47ef3d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a865b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55a865b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Author<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56ad6ef2\" data-id=\"56ad6ef2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e2e2df elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--align-center elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"15e2e2df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-10134 profiel type-profiel status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/profile\/peter-de-bruin\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kopie-van-Website-_-Pagina-Squares-4-300x300.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kopie-van-Website-_-Pagina-Squares-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kopie-van-Website-_-Pagina-Squares-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kopie-van-Website-_-Pagina-Squares-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kopie-van-Website-_-Pagina-Squares-4.jpg 1024w\"   src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-13263 lazyload\" alt=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kopie-van-Website-_-Pagina-Squares-4-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-13263\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kopie-van-Website-_-Pagina-Squares-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kopie-van-Website-_-Pagina-Squares-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kopie-van-Website-_-Pagina-Squares-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kopie-van-Website-_-Pagina-Squares-4.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/noscript><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/profile\/peter-de-bruin\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPeter de Bruin\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/profile\/peter-de-bruin\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Peter de Bruin\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tContact \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b0df297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b0df297\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfc7116\" data-id=\"bfc7116\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3924efc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"3924efc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"10103\" class=\"elementor elementor-10103 elementor-2601 elementor-2601\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3fa958 e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base e-default-section e-e3fa958-f8c44d4 g-6a23927 \" data-id=\"e3fa958\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"e3fa958\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-id=\"e3fa958\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6145f3 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-b6145f3-eb04b05 \" data-id=\"b6145f3\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"b6145f3\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"b6145f3\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20e261 e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base e-default-div e-b20e261-e3afa5c \" data-id=\"b20e261\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"b20e261\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-id=\"b20e261\">\n    \t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"0013a15\" class=\"e-0013a15-ff87ebf e-heading-base e-default-h2\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"0013a15\">Contact\u200b<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed9b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aed9b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We would like to get to know you. <br>Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions!<\/p><p>Huize de Boom<br\/>Arnhemseweg 107<br\/>3832 GK Leusden<\/p><p>Phone:<a href=\"tel:+31332859300\"> +31 (0)33 \u2013 285 93 00<\/a><br\/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:info@turner.nl\">info@turner.nl<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0cd0a e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base e-default-div e-8e0cd0a-b7555fe \" data-id=\"8e0cd0a\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"8e0cd0a\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-id=\"8e0cd0a\">\n    \t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"8e6d162\" class=\"e-heading-base e-default-h3\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"8e6d162\">Make an appointment<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-a48bc02-213654a e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"a48bc02\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"a48bc02\">Would you like more information or a tailor-made quote? Fill in the form for a no-obligation appointment. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86cfe0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"86cfe0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><script>\nvar gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,themeScriptsLoaded:!1,isFormEditor:()=>\"function\"==typeof InitializeEditor,callIfLoaded:function(o){return!(!gform.domLoaded||!gform.scriptsLoaded||!gform.themeScriptsLoaded&&!gform.isFormEditor()||(gform.isFormEditor()&&console.warn(\"The use of gform.initializeOnLoaded() is deprecated in the form editor context and will be removed in Gravity Forms 3.1.\"),o(),0))},initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.callIfLoaded(o)||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",()=>{gform.scriptsLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",()=>{gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",()=>{gform.domLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}))},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,r,e,t){gform.addHook(\"action\",o,r,e,t)},addFilter:function(o,r,e,t){gform.addHook(\"filter\",o,r,e,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook(\"action\",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook(\"filter\",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,r){gform.removeHook(\"action\",o,r)},removeFilter:function(o,r,e){gform.removeHook(\"filter\",o,r,e)},addHook:function(o,r,e,t,n){null==gform.hooks[o][r]&&(gform.hooks[o][r]=[]);var d=gform.hooks[o][r];null==n&&(n=r+\"_\"+d.length),gform.hooks[o][r].push({tag:n,callable:e,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(r,o,e){var t;if(e=Array.prototype.slice.call(e,1),null!=gform.hooks[r][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[r][o]).sort(function(o,r){return o.priority-r.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){\"function\"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),\"action\"==r?t.apply(null,e):e[0]=t.apply(null,e)})),\"filter\"==r)return e[0]},removeHook:function(o,r,t,n){var e;null!=gform.hooks[o][r]&&(e=(e=gform.hooks[o][r]).filter(function(o,r,e){return!!(null!=n&&n!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][r]=e)}});\n<\/script>\n\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper gform-theme gform-theme--foundation gform-theme--framework gform-theme--orbital style.css_wrapper' data-form-theme='orbital' data-form-index='0' id='gform_wrapper_54' style='display:none'><style>#gform_wrapper_54[data-form-index=\"0\"].gform-theme{--gf-color-primary: #204ce5;--gf-color-primary-rgb: 32, 76, 229;--gf-color-primary-contrast: #fff;--gf-color-primary-contrast-rgb: 255, 255, 255;--gf-color-primary-darker: #001AB3;--gf-color-primary-lighter: #527EFF;--gf-color-secondary: #fff;--gf-color-secondary-rgb: 255, 255, 255;--gf-color-secondary-contrast: #112337;--gf-color-secondary-contrast-rgb: 17, 35, 55;--gf-color-secondary-darker: #F5F5F5;--gf-color-secondary-lighter: #FFFFFF;--gf-color-out-ctrl-light: rgba(17, 35, 55, 0.1);--gf-color-out-ctrl-light-rgb: 17, 35, 55;--gf-color-out-ctrl-light-darker: rgba(104, 110, 119, 0.35);--gf-color-out-ctrl-light-lighter: #F5F5F5;--gf-color-out-ctrl-dark: #585e6a;--gf-color-out-ctrl-dark-rgb: 88, 94, 106;--gf-color-out-ctrl-dark-darker: #112337;--gf-color-out-ctrl-dark-lighter: rgba(17, 35, 55, 0.65);--gf-color-in-ctrl: #fff;--gf-color-in-ctrl-rgb: 255, 255, 255;--gf-color-in-ctrl-contrast: #112337;--gf-color-in-ctrl-contrast-rgb: 17, 35, 55;--gf-color-in-ctrl-darker: #F5F5F5;--gf-color-in-ctrl-lighter: #FFFFFF;--gf-color-in-ctrl-primary: #204ce5;--gf-color-in-ctrl-primary-rgb: 32, 76, 229;--gf-color-in-ctrl-primary-contrast: #fff;--gf-color-in-ctrl-primary-contrast-rgb: 255, 255, 255;--gf-color-in-ctrl-primary-darker: #001AB3;--gf-color-in-ctrl-primary-lighter: #527EFF;--gf-color-in-ctrl-light: rgba(17, 35, 55, 0.1);--gf-color-in-ctrl-light-rgb: 17, 35, 55;--gf-color-in-ctrl-light-darker: rgba(104, 110, 119, 0.35);--gf-color-in-ctrl-light-lighter: #F5F5F5;--gf-color-in-ctrl-dark: #585e6a;--gf-color-in-ctrl-dark-rgb: 88, 94, 106;--gf-color-in-ctrl-dark-darker: #112337;--gf-color-in-ctrl-dark-lighter: rgba(17, 35, 55, 0.65);--gf-radius: 3px;--gf-font-size-secondary: 14px;--gf-font-size-tertiary: 13px;--gf-icon-ctrl-number: url(\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='8' height='14' viewBox='0 0 8 14' fill='none' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%3E%3Cpath fill-rule='evenodd' clip-rule='evenodd' d='M4 0C4.26522 5.96046e-08 4.51957 0.105357 4.70711 0.292893L7.70711 3.29289C8.09763 3.68342 8.09763 4.31658 7.70711 4.70711C7.31658 5.09763 6.68342 5.09763 6.29289 4.70711L4 2.41421L1.70711 4.70711C1.31658 5.09763 0.683417 5.09763 0.292893 4.70711C-0.0976311 4.31658 -0.097631 3.68342 0.292893 3.29289L3.29289 0.292893C3.48043 0.105357 3.73478 0 4 0ZM0.292893 9.29289C0.683417 8.90237 1.31658 8.90237 1.70711 9.29289L4 11.5858L6.29289 9.29289C6.68342 8.90237 7.31658 8.90237 7.70711 9.29289C8.09763 9.68342 8.09763 10.3166 7.70711 10.7071L4.70711 13.7071C4.31658 14.0976 3.68342 14.0976 3.29289 13.7071L0.292893 10.7071C-0.0976311 10.3166 -0.0976311 9.68342 0.292893 9.29289Z' fill='rgba(17, 35, 55, 0.65)'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\");--gf-icon-ctrl-select: url(\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='10' height='6' viewBox='0 0 10 6' fill='none' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%3E%3Cpath fill-rule='evenodd' clip-rule='evenodd' d='M0.292893 0.292893C0.683417 -0.097631 1.31658 -0.097631 1.70711 0.292893L5 3.58579L8.29289 0.292893C8.68342 -0.0976311 9.31658 -0.0976311 9.70711 0.292893C10.0976 0.683417 10.0976 1.31658 9.70711 1.70711L5.70711 5.70711C5.31658 6.09763 4.68342 6.09763 4.29289 5.70711L0.292893 1.70711C-0.0976311 1.31658 -0.0976311 0.683418 0.292893 0.292893Z' fill='rgba(17, 35, 55, 0.65)'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\");--gf-icon-ctrl-search: url(\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='640' height='640' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%3E%3Cpath d='M256 128c-70.692 0-128 57.308-128 128 0 70.691 57.308 128 128 128 70.691 0 128-57.309 128-128 0-70.692-57.309-128-128-128zM64 256c0-106.039 85.961-192 192-192s192 85.961 192 192c0 41.466-13.146 79.863-35.498 111.248l154.125 154.125c12.496 12.496 12.496 32.758 0 45.254s-32.758 12.496-45.254 0L367.248 412.502C335.862 434.854 297.467 448 256 448c-106.039 0-192-85.962-192-192z' fill='rgba(17, 35, 55, 0.65)'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\");--gf-label-space-y-secondary: var(--gf-label-space-y-md-secondary);--gf-ctrl-border-color: #686e77;--gf-ctrl-size: var(--gf-ctrl-size-md);--gf-ctrl-label-color-primary: #112337;--gf-ctrl-label-color-secondary: #112337;--gf-ctrl-choice-size: var(--gf-ctrl-choice-size-md);--gf-ctrl-checkbox-check-size: var(--gf-ctrl-checkbox-check-size-md);--gf-ctrl-radio-check-size: var(--gf-ctrl-radio-check-size-md);--gf-ctrl-btn-font-size: var(--gf-ctrl-btn-font-size-md);--gf-ctrl-btn-padding-x: var(--gf-ctrl-btn-padding-x-md);--gf-ctrl-btn-size: var(--gf-ctrl-btn-size-md);--gf-ctrl-btn-border-color-secondary: #686e77;--gf-ctrl-btn-bg-color-hover-tertiary: #EBEBEB;--gf-field-img-choice-size: var(--gf-field-img-choice-size-md);--gf-field-img-choice-card-space: var(--gf-field-img-choice-card-space-md);--gf-field-img-choice-check-ind-size: var(--gf-field-img-choice-check-ind-size-md);--gf-field-img-choice-check-ind-icon-size: var(--gf-field-img-choice-check-ind-icon-size-md);--gf-field-pg-steps-number-color: rgba(17, 35, 55, 0.8);}<\/style>\n                        <div class='gform_heading'>\n                            <p class='gform_description'><\/p>\n                        <\/div><form method='post' enctype='multipart\/form-data'  id='gform_54' class='style.css' action='\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54723' data-formid='54' novalidate>\n                        <div class='gform-body gform_body'><div id='gform_fields_54' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_above description_below validation_below'><fieldset id=\"field_54_22\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-checkbox gfield--type-choice gfield--input-type-checkbox gfield--width-full field_sublabel_above gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible gfield--choice-align-vertical\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label gfield_label_before_complex' ><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Contact options<\/span><\/legend><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_checkbox'><div class='gfield_checkbox ' id='input_54_22'><div class='gchoice gchoice_54_22_1'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_22.1' type='checkbox'  value='Call me'  id='choice_54_22_1'   \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_54_22_1' id='label_54_22_1' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Call me<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='gchoice gchoice_54_22_2'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class='gfield-choice-input' name='input_22.2' type='checkbox'  value='Mail me'  id='choice_54_22_2'   \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for='choice_54_22_2' id='label_54_22_2' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-inline'>Mail me<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/fieldset><div id=\"field_54_20\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-text gfield--input-type-text gfield--width-half gf_left_half gfield--width-half gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_above gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_54_20'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Firstname<\/span><span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_text'><input name='input_20' id='input_54_20' type='text' value='' class='medium'     aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_54_21\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-text gfield--input-type-text gfield--width-half gf_right_half gfield--width-half gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_above gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_54_21'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Lastname<\/span><span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_text'><input name='input_21' id='input_54_21' type='text' value='' class='medium'     aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_54_17\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-text gfield--input-type-text gfield--width-half gf_left_half gfield--width-half gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_above gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_54_17'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Organization<\/span><span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_text'><input name='input_17' id='input_54_17' type='text' value='' class='medium'     aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_54_2\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-email gfield--input-type-email gfield--width-half gf_right_half gfield--width-half gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_above gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_54_2'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Email address<\/span><span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_email'>\n                            <input name='input_2' id='input_54_2' type='email' value='' class='medium'    aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n                        <\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_54_23\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-phone gfield--input-type-phone gfield--phone-format-international gfield--width-full gf_left_half gfield--width-half gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_above gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_54_23'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Phone<\/span><span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_phone'><input name='input_23' id='input_54_23' type='tel' value='' class='medium'   aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"    \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_54_24\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield--input-type-textarea gfield--width-full field_sublabel_above gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_54_24'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>My message<\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_24' id='input_54_24' class='textarea small'      aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <div class='gform-footer gform_footer top_label'> <button type='submit' id='gform_submit_button_54' class='gform_button button' onclick='gform.submission.handleButtonClick(this);' data-submission-type='submit' >Send<\/button> \n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_submission_method' data-js='gform_submission_method_54' value='postback' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_theme' data-js='gform_theme_54' id='gform_theme_54' value='orbital' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_style_settings' data-js='gform_style_settings_54' id='gform_style_settings_54' value='[]' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='is_submit_54' value='1' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_submit' value='54' \/>\n            \n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_currency' data-currency='EUR' value='A5le+hGzEvMWVn8rYypC+qSHTnqQw6kE29TjK9e+Fh405jQj9iBWZLNffvUQEDTvm2oPQFtQ8xvwF9GnvOqcaZ2xFFHt80RiA2sG\/676juptWS8=' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_unique_id' value='' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='state_54' value='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' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' autocomplete='off' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_target_page_number_54' id='gform_target_page_number_54' value='0' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' autocomplete='off' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_source_page_number_54' id='gform_source_page_number_54' value='1' \/>\n            <input type='hidden' name='gform_field_values' value='' \/>\n            \n        <\/div>\n                        <\/form>\n                        <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his latest column, Peter de Bruin holds up a mirror to the hopeless play we\u2019re all acting out together.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13255,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[155],"class_list":["post-54723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","tag-column"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Turner - Column by Peter de Bruin | &quot;Pretty much a lost cause&quot;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In his latest column, Peter de Bruin holds up a mirror to the hopeless play we\u2019re all acting out together.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Turner - Column by Peter de Bruin | &quot;Pretty much a lost cause&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In his latest column, Peter de Bruin holds up a mirror to the hopeless play we\u2019re all acting out together.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Turner\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-24T09:46:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-24T09:46:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Peter-de-Bruin-2021-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alexander Bruinsma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alexander Bruinsma\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/blog-en\\\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/blog-en\\\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Alexander Bruinsma\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3a6b764b13d3026cbfc8a5570e645341\"},\"headline\":\"Column by Peter de Bruin | &#8220;Pretty much a lost cause&#8221;\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-24T09:46:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-24T09:46:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/blog-en\\\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":548,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/blog-en\\\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Peter-de-Bruin-2021-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Column\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/blog-en\\\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/blog-en\\\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\\\/\",\"name\":\"Turner - Column by Peter de Bruin | \\\"Pretty much a lost cause\\\"\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/blog-en\\\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/blog-en\\\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Peter-de-Bruin-2021-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-24T09:46:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-24T09:46:50+00:00\",\"description\":\"In his latest column, Peter de Bruin holds up a mirror to the hopeless play we\u2019re all acting out together.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/blog-en\\\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/blog-en\\\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/blog-en\\\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Peter-de-Bruin-2021-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/Peter-de-Bruin-2021-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/blog-en\\\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Column by Peter de Bruin | &#8220;Pretty much a lost cause&#8221;\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Turner\",\"description\":\"Strategie = executie\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Turner\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/turner-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/turner-logo.png\",\"width\":472,\"height\":270,\"caption\":\"Turner\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/turner\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3a6b764b13d3026cbfc8a5570e645341\",\"name\":\"Alexander Bruinsma\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1a16293c3bcbb6bab36d6a12b1b865b32c01dea318e7dfc985bc316d8f827018?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1a16293c3bcbb6bab36d6a12b1b865b32c01dea318e7dfc985bc316d8f827018?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1a16293c3bcbb6bab36d6a12b1b865b32c01dea318e7dfc985bc316d8f827018?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Alexander Bruinsma\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.turner.nl\\\/en\\\/author\\\/abruinsma\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Turner - Column by Peter de Bruin | \"Pretty much a lost cause\"","description":"In his latest column, Peter de Bruin holds up a mirror to the hopeless play we\u2019re all acting out together.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Turner - Column by Peter de Bruin | \"Pretty much a lost cause\"","og_description":"In his latest column, Peter de Bruin holds up a mirror to the hopeless play we\u2019re all acting out together.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/","og_site_name":"Turner","article_published_time":"2026-08-24T09:46:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-24T09:46:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Peter-de-Bruin-2021-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Alexander Bruinsma","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Alexander Bruinsma","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/"},"author":{"name":"Alexander Bruinsma","@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3a6b764b13d3026cbfc8a5570e645341"},"headline":"Column by Peter de Bruin | &#8220;Pretty much a lost cause&#8221;","datePublished":"2026-08-24T09:46:47+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-24T09:46:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/"},"wordCount":548,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Peter-de-Bruin-2021-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Column"],"articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/","url":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/","name":"Turner - Column by Peter de Bruin | \"Pretty much a lost cause\"","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Peter-de-Bruin-2021-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-08-24T09:46:47+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-24T09:46:50+00:00","description":"In his latest column, Peter de Bruin holds up a mirror to the hopeless play we\u2019re all acting out together.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Peter-de-Bruin-2021-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Peter-de-Bruin-2021-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/blog-en\/column-by-peter-de-bruin-pretty-much-a-lost-cause\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Column by Peter de Bruin | &#8220;Pretty much a lost cause&#8221;"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/","name":"Turner","description":"Strategie = executie","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/#organization","name":"Turner","url":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/turner-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/turner-logo.png","width":472,"height":270,"caption":"Turner"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/turner\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3a6b764b13d3026cbfc8a5570e645341","name":"Alexander Bruinsma","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1a16293c3bcbb6bab36d6a12b1b865b32c01dea318e7dfc985bc316d8f827018?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1a16293c3bcbb6bab36d6a12b1b865b32c01dea318e7dfc985bc316d8f827018?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1a16293c3bcbb6bab36d6a12b1b865b32c01dea318e7dfc985bc316d8f827018?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Alexander Bruinsma"},"url":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/author\/abruinsma\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}