Who holds the power? Better yet, what holds the power? I would have to agree with most people who would say that titles, or positions, hold the power in our society. We then talked about 6 institutions that hold the power. The first three are very fundamental and were most important in the past than now. The last three have recently become much more powerful in our society. These institutions have been labeled "The Big Three."
You could make the argument that people live to serve the Big Three. You could also say that a more educated person would generally excel in the Big Three more than an uneducated person. This means that more educated people live to serve, and operate, the Big Three institutions. I think this whole idea is outrageous. People want to bitch about not having any power in society, for example; the occupy wall street movement, but then they hand these institutions the power by going to college and getting a job working for the Big Three. Why then, do so many people go to college? I'll tell you. Because society says so, because the institutions brainwash you into thinking you need to go to college to get a good job. This just makes the job market more competitive and in my opinion is a vicious circle that literally gets nowhere. I cannot understand why people don't see this.
I can see your point about the vicious cycle of society, but if a single person tries to fight society than they will be crushed. People need to stand up together and change society because that is where the power is held. Numbers hold the real power in society.
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