This episode explores why class struggle appears absent in modern society. While conflicts between groups with opposing interests still exist, they are no longer visible in traditional forms like strikes or mass movements. Instead, dissatisfaction is internalized as personal failure, and structural issues are reframed as individual responsibility. The complexity of modern power structures makes it difficult to identify a clear “enemy,” while social divisions prevent solidarity. At the same time, constant hope—through career success or self-improvement—keeps people invested in the system. Combined with the numbing effects of entertainment and information overload, these factors transform collective resistance into personal struggle within the existing structure.

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