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In all honesty Tyler Durden summed it up much more succinctly, "Working jobs we hate to buy shit we don't need."

Reminds me of the Vampire Weekend song Kids Don't Stand a Chance. Particularly the verse:

  I didn't like the business
  But that was at first glance
  Your pillow feels so soft now
  But still you must advance
In particular I think he hits it perfectly on the head with the idea that 'the man' just doesn't know any better and is part and parcel to the culture. 'the man' are just the individuals who are particularly adapted to this way of life and thus succeed in it.



Illustrated even nicer by this comic: http://buttersafe.com/2011/01/27/traps/




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