The system is built so that most people hold it up while a minority enjoys the best conditions. It is not a conspiracy, it is basic social design. Mass education that standardizes, jobs that drain you, workdays that leave little room to live, and a retirement that arrives when you no longer have the energy to enjoy it. Many people sense this, but few want to face it because it breaks the narrative that hard work guarantees a good life.

The other uncomfortable truth is that most people live lives they never chose. They walked the marked path: school, studies, work, debt, routine. When they realize it, they are already inside a structure that is hard to escape. This does not mean everything is useless or that there are no ways to live better, but the idealized version of life is false. The harsh reality is that most people are just another product in this consumption system. Accepting it is difficult because it forces you to ask whether you are truly living or simply performing functions.