Acharya Prashant explains that discrimination and inequality persist because exploitative systems are designed to give the exploited a stake in the system. He argues that every level of a hierarchy, such as the caste system, allows individuals to exploit someone below them, which prevents them from rebelling against those above. This incentivization, or 'bribing' into submission, ensures that the exploited party remains content with small benefits or 'crumbs' rather than seeking to end the exploitation entirely. He notes that even in modern contexts like corporate employment or global climate injustice, individuals often aspire to become exploiters themselves rather than dismantling the unfair structure. He further asserts that one cannot change a system from within because participating in it requires accepting its terms and deals. Using examples like bureaucracy and government subsidies, he illustrates how being an insider or a beneficiary of doles makes real rebellion impossible. Acharya Prashant highlights a psychological trap where the masses adopt the top 0.1% of exploiters as their role models. He observes that people often attack the person trying to liberate them rather than the idols who exploit them. True change, he suggests, can only come from an individual's refusal to partake in or be bribed by these existing systems.
