That's the system working as designed by the ruling class. A person under so many personal pressures won't have the resources or energy to force the ruling clas

That's the system working as designed by the ruling class. A person under so many personal pressures won't have the resources or energy to force the ruling class into fixing those bigger issues. It's perfect positive feedback to enable the rich to get richer. I'm cynical too. I'm on a "good salary" but still can't afford my own home, and have made the decision to not have children mostly because I don't like the way anything is headed and don't see any change on the horizon. When 8 people control more resources than 50% of the people on the planet [1], it's pretty clear that the evil overlords have already won. I don't know how to fix it but I'm blown away by the apathy of most people towards the disgusting state of affairs. From the finance sector bailout, which still blows my mind, to justice only for the rich and powerful while ridiculous numbers of people are put in jail for non-violent crime - which is sure to continue because of lobbying by the private prison industry, everyone knows it's unfair but the population has been beat into a feeling of powerlessness and somehow blaming each other and immigrants instead of the ridiculously greedy beyond comprehension 1% who are really responsible. Everyone seems to be a crab in a bucket harboring secret dreams of eventually being part of the 1% while simultaneously not willing to admit the fact they are struggling much more than they should be with the amount of resources out there, unfortunately hoarded by a very small percentage of people who have successfully lobbied the politicians to continue the status quo. So no, I don't think you're alone... Edit: Some people have suggested some useful ideas here to do something about it at a local level. I'm going to try not to be so cynical and think of the problem being too big to fix, but it's difficult. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jan/16/worlds-eight-richest-people-have-same-wealth-as-poorest-50 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jan/16/w...