Why is it so terrifying for us to step away from broken systems? When you look at human history, you uncover a deep evolutionary pattern: for hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors lived in small tribal groups capped at around 150 people.
Back then, if you broke the rules or clashed with the group, you were cast out. And being expelled from the tribe in the wild meant certain death. That primal existential dread—the deeply ingrained belief that we will perish if we don’t obey our employers or fall in line with the majority—is hardwired into our biology and passed down through generations.
Modern politics and economic ideology exploit this fear ruthlessly. They condition us to believe that human worth is measured solely by output, productivity, and contributions to GDP or stock market valuations. Human dignity and human values are completely erased from the equation. It’s about preserving hierarchical power structures where a small group of men remain in control. Anyone who refuses to play along faces the implicit threat:
"Obey, or you'll end up on the street."
