Your reasoning is not wrong. And I also largely agree with your point. But I want to emphasize that reforming is still vital to the society, even if it just lea

Your reasoning is not wrong. And I also largely agree with your point. But I want to emphasize that reforming is still vital to the society, even if it just leads to another iteration of the same story. The reason is that reforming gives the chance for the society to repeating the same pattern at a much higher level. I.e., thousands of years ago, the long tail suffers in their body parts and basic livelihood. They might one day suddenly die from anything from disease, violence, starvation, etc. Now, the long tail suffers in comfort. One might be obseity, mental disorder, stress, etc. And system in stagnation often degenerate, not just keeps in tact. The degeneration leads to breakdown of social structure and cultural norms, which eventually leads to chaotic conflicts. With these, reform is the only choice.