They told you freedom meant choice.
But only between two cages.

They told you success meant working harder.
But only so someone richer could rest.

They told you happiness could be bought — right after they made sure you could never afford it.

Now they have AI systems in place to replace the most of us

This isn’t an economy. It’s a hypnosis.
And every day, billions wake up, scroll through their feeds, and whisper the same prayer: “Maybe tomorrow it’ll all make sense.”

It won’t until you see the lies for what they are

Lie 1: “Hard Work Pays Off.”

That’s not a promise , it’s a pacifier.

If effort equaled reward, single mothers would be billionaires. The truth? Hard work without ownership is servitude dressed as virtue. You’re not climbing a ladder; you’re powering a machine. And the harder you run, the quieter you become, too tired to question why the goalpost keeps moving.

Lie 2: “You’re Free to Choose.”

Free to choose between brands, not systems. Between Pepsi and Coke, left and right, burnout or bankruptcy.

Freedom under capitalism is a beautifully curated illusion, the cage got Wi-Fi and streaming subscriptions, but it’s still a cage. True freedom isn’t the ability to consume. It’s the ability to opt out. And that option’s been priced out of reach.

Lie 3: “If You’re Poor, You’re Lazy.”

They call it a meritocracy. But the children of privilege start the race at the finish line.

Poverty isn’t proof of failure; it’s proof of a system that confuses wealth with worth. The rich call their luck “discipline” and everyone else’s exhaustion “weakness.” Capitalism moralized luck, then shamed anyone who didn’t have it.

Lie 4: “The Market Rewards Merit.”

No, the market rewards manipulation.

It rewards whoever can turn human attention into profit , not whoever creates meaning, beauty, or healing. Teachers, nurses, artists, caregivers, the backbone of civilization, are paid just enough to survive, never enough to rest. Because rest breeds reflection, and reflection breeds revolt.

Lie 5: “Debt Is Normal.”

Debt is not normal. It’s engineered obedience.

The modern serf doesn’t live in a castle; he lives in an apartment he doesn’t own, paying for an education that promised freedom but delivered bondage. Interest isn’t just financial, it’s existential. It keeps you from imagining a life beyond repayment.

Lie 6: “We Can All Be Rich.”

That’s mathematically impossible, and morally convenient.

If everyone could be rich, who’d clean the yachts, pack the warehouses, or code the apps that track our every move? Capitalism sells universality, but runs on scarcity. It’s a pyramid pretending to be a ladder, and every motivational poster is just another layer of paint.

Lie 7: “Capitalism Is the Only Way.”

Every empire says it’s eternal right before it collapses.

Capitalism isn’t nature.. it’s just another story. And stories can be rewritten. We can design economies that reward care, not extraction. Collaboration, not competition. Regeneration, not ruin.

But first , we must dare to imagine beyond the algorithm.

The Wake-Up Call

You were never broken.
You were simply born into a system that profits from your confusion.

Your exhaustion is not personal failure, it’s the residue of serving a machine that eats attention and spits out anxiety.

Rebellion doesn’t start with protest.
It starts with awareness.

Stop believing the lies.
Start reclaiming your life.

Because the most radical act left in a capitalist world
is to remember what it means to be human.

What replaces capitalism won’t be communism or chaos — it’ll be something older and wiser.
A networked commons where creation circulates instead of concentrates.
Where value flows, not hoards.
Where work serves life, not the reverse.

It won’t come from governments or billionaires. It’ll rise probably from communities from those who refuse to play the game, outgrow of it and start writing their own rules.