Wayward

Studying can get a little depressing sometimes. We are so very aware of various social problems, we know the characteristics of capitalism, problems of modernity, we spend so much time reading stacks of Why-Capitalism-Is-Evil, but we’re not going to do anything about it. Individually, we are all supporters of it, in every aspect of our lives, from shopping right down to going to university in hope of good grades, so that we can soon be part of this amazing group, called the Workforce. And even though we are well aware that Meritocracy is really a fallacy that the government propagates, we believe in it still, we want to be at the peak of the bell curve, everything. This makes me wonder what we do with this acquired knowledge. We know it, yet we ignore it. But I guess, again, this is a true reflection of social reality, that an individual, entrapped in a web of social forces, cannot change the world, and we need an entire class to forsake our cushy lifestyles for something greater. Well, so I say it is difficult not to like Marx… He is such an optimist!