Acharya Prashant explains that a child is a very dependent being, which makes them susceptible to heavy exploitation. Society and parents tell the child that their life is worthless if they do not attain certain goals. These goals are often unrealistic, and the competition is made severe by telling every child the same thing, ensuring that practically only one percent can achieve them, leaving the other ninety-nine percent feeling like failures. The speaker points out that a fundamental need of the mind is to know itself, to ask, "Who am I?" and "Why do I exist?" However, parents and educators never bother to address this question. Instead, they supply a ready-made, junk answer: "You exist to achieve." The goals to be achieved are dictated by others, such as working for a multinational corporation or earning a high salary, which are not the child's own conclusions. He notes that if left to themselves, most students would not have even appeared for the JEE, but they are told that such achievements are non-negotiable. This constant bombardment of propaganda is accompanied by a dehumanization of consciousness, turning it mechanical and animal-like. This happens through a two-fold process: children are told what life is about, and they are actively discouraged from knowing on their own because that would make them a renegade, which is unacceptable. When students are given impossible targets and told their life is meaningless without achieving them, some inevitably buckle under the pressure and take their own lives. The fault, he asserts, lies not with the student but with those who apply the pressure—the parents, educators, and a society that teaches that life's purpose is solely material gratification. This trend is a symptom of a society where inner education is considered dispensable. Teaching subjects like math and science is deemed sufficient, while education in life and the self is neglected. This leads to a cluttered, confused, and sometimes suicidal mind. Acharya Prashant concludes that even the lives of those who "survive" this system are often a form of wastage, such as an engineering graduate selling fizzy drinks, which society tragically celebrates as success. He calls for justice and fixing culpability on those who perpetuate this system.