how do you get the system to change itself when it benefits so greatly from the status quo. massive protests? vote them out? those would require organisation an

how do you get the system to change itself when it benefits so greatly from the status quo. massive protests? vote them out? those would require organisation and cooperation from people that can easily be turned against each other. no, the system stays as it is or gets worse. sorry to be a downer has there ever been a situation where massive self interest like this have been overcome?