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You can't solve systems by focusing on individuals.
None of us a free moral agents. We're surrounded by systems of family, culture, and law that compel and coerce us. And all of that is built in to the signifiers "employment" and "labor". It's incoherent to slice off a traunch of all these interconnected systems, strip it of all context, and pretend it's a free moral choice.
Changing systems requires collective action. Individuals are weak and the Western obsession with individualism is no coincidence.
So many people seem to be okay with this, to me, absolutely miserable status quo. I am not okay with the trade-offs we have made for a lot of this technology but it seems most people just don't really care at all about it or don't even think about it. It's funny you mentioned western obsession with individualism, I was thinking about the movie Easy Rider the other day when sitting outside relaxing to the noise of motorcycles passing by, Americans were sold this idea that these bikes were a ticket to freedom but they're just fucking loud and obnoxious, most of the people who drive them are self-important assholes, just like every limp dick driving a big pickup truck seems like they have deputized themselves sheriff of any road they drive on. Anyways end rant. I just dunno what to do, moving is expensive and not an option, so I was thinking just volunteer and do something I guess.
they bond over the miserable status quo.
if you don't like the miserable status quo, or not suffering from it, you are considered anti-social.
being social able and likable is about confirming people's delusional beliefs about the world and themselves. they like you if you tell them that their overpriced Harley means they are a rebellious cool person, they don't like you if you don't agree with this delusion.