You both make a good case for the current structure and of course your right in many ways as this is how our society is constructed . My view is a negative one I'll agree , but it's a negative one not for the reason of just being bitter , but to wonder why in this age , we as a society didn't channel our energys since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution into forming a better society . Based on fulfilment and improving quality of emotional life . I reckon that it's a Catch 22 situation . Greed and power drive the elite 5 % who control the western world who ( in my opinion ) brainwash everyone into believing this is the only way . There are so many people out there who could have produced a better system , encompassing all ... but they were never likely to get to influential positions ...because they were not driven by greed or power
Thank you so much for your replies . They bring balance to my biased argument . For the record , I have walked the path so feel I get to have a say , even if perceived as dillusional . I started work at 15 , have worked 60-70 hrs a week till now as an underground miner . I have never required ( or wished for ) $1 of welfare , but have hopefully contributed to less fortunate people's care . I have been in the top 5 % of wage earners in my country for the last 20 years , and will fund 100% my own retirement when it comes .I'm now 52 and even though it has worked well for me and you would think I was a true believer in the system . I still question why it has to be this way . Greed and power of the elite is my answer . Control of the masses by the few , trick is to make them think they aren't being controlled