>> Well intentioned do-gooders telling them that their circumstances are hopeless and they are doomed, are not doing them any favors.
Of course it will do them favors. The problem is not the people, it's the system. Once people fully recognize that the system doesn't work, they might get the courage to change it. Right now nobody is trying to change the system because everyone blames themselves.
This isn't an either-or. We can work to change the system, while simultaneously doing the best we can to improve our lives, given the current system. You're doing people a huge disservice if you tell them to give up hope and do nothing with their lives until the system gets around to fixing itself.
FWIW, many people are indeed trying to change the system, and I'm fully supportive of that as well. Many Democratic front runners have called for proposals such as single payer health insurance, guaranteed employment, increased minimum wage, and other such proposals. I certainly hope they win and enact those proposals.
Of course it will do them favors. The problem is not the people, it's the system. Once people fully recognize that the system doesn't work, they might get the courage to change it. Right now nobody is trying to change the system because everyone blames themselves.