The Problems You secretly Face May Not Be all Your Fault, But the System You’re Born Into

 Look around, and you’ll find sadness and suffering everywhere. Happiness, true and enduring happiness, is a rare thing on this planet. The sources of this collective suffering are not hidden; they are in plain sight. Mental health crises, environmental degradation, extreme economic inequality, and an unrelenting culture of competition—all of these are visible to anyone willing to see. Yet, despite the glaring reality of these issues, we are conditioned to overlook them through the constant propaganda of mass media and advertising. These systems distract us from the root cause of our suffering—the ills of capitalism.

At its core, capitalism is a system that relentlessly chases profit at the expense of human well-being and the planet's future. In its pursuit of profit, capitalism commodifies human attention—a resource once considered personal and invaluable. Through social media platforms, our time and focus are sold to the highest bidder. Companies exploit our emotions, playing on our insecurities and desires through mass advertisements. These ads craft false dreams, creating artificial needs: the need for supercars, luxury brands, and fast food. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself if we really need these things? Do we genuinely need Coca-Cola, Horlicks, or the next flashy gadget? These are products whose need has been artificially created—not for the benefit of consumers, but solely for the pursuit of profits.

Capitalism thrives by exploiting our emotional vulnerabilities. Advertisements prey on our deepest insecurities—our appearance, our status, our desires for social validation. The images we see on billboards and screens distort reality, suggesting that happiness, success, and self-worth are tied to things we buy, wear, or drive. But the truth is that these desires are not natural—they are engineered. We are sold a vision of life where material wealth is the ultimate measure of success, and yet, mental health crises, often portrayed as personal failings, are symptoms of a deeper issue: a system that prioritizes profits over people’s well-being.

The competition that capitalism promotes is not just about business or wealth; it is about the relentless, often destructive, race to prove one’s worth. Capitalism fosters individualism to the extreme, promoting self-interest and personal gain over collective welfare. Instead of nurturing empathy and community, it encourages isolation and competition. It teaches us to view others as rivals, rather than fellow human beings. 

And yet, capitalism sells a dream. The idea that anyone, regardless of their background, can one day become a millionaire or billionaire. It presents this fantasy as a lottery ticket, something you might win if you’re lucky enough, if you play by the rules, or if you’re born into the right circumstances. But only a few people ever achieve this, while the majority are left chasing that unattainable dream, crushed under the weight of failure and false hope. The reality is that the system is rigged, the race is uneven form the start.

Despite these glaring issues, hardly anyone questions the system. Few even know what the real problem is, because the focus is often shifted onto superficial differences—ethnicity, gender, religion, or even nationality. Capitalism thrives on division; it thrives when we fight among ourselves over these categories. It prevents us from seeing the real divide—the one that cuts across all these identities: the divide between the wealthy and the rest of us, between the powerful elite and the working masses. This class divide is the true source of inequality and suffering in our world. The wealthy maintain their power by keeping us distracted, pitting us against each other, and forcing us to focus on divisions that keep us from realizing our shared struggles.

my only aim for writing this long essay is make people aware about the real problem which is creating havoc on planet earth. many problems that you are secretly facing in life , the reason of that problem may not be you but the system where we are born into