Apologies in advance. I’m feeling a tad bitter today. I have absolutely no idea why I didn’t think of this before, but the capitalist system, our system, can be easily explained as follows:
The main goal of this system is profit. The only way that corporations can make a profit is by making sure that the amount their employees are paid is less than the amount of wealth those same employees produce. That’s it, pure and simple. The profit comes from our sweat.
And it’s even better for them when those same employees spend those meager earnings on stuff, thus returning it to those same corporations. Do we really need the latest iPhones and 50 pairs of shoes? Why does fashion go out of style? Why does software become obsolete? Why is everything so disposable?
Now do you get why unions exist? Almost everything you see around you was created by some underpaid, underinsured, struggling shmuck who is just a cog in a corporate wheel. And why the hell did we elect a corporate mogul to lead this country, who is doing his level best to strip it of what few riches it has left?
It’s time to stop sniffing the glue, folks.
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The View from a Drawbridge 
Isn’t that the way with nearly every system civilization has designed? The majority are struggling schmucks breaking their backs to provide a luxurious lifestyle for the few at the top that train us to accept our fate. History just keeps repeating. The only thing that changes are the fashions to give us the illusion of progress. Wonder what’s going to happen once robotics replace us?
Time will certainly tell.