I've been lately realizing that a lot of what's effed up is a result of how capitalism wants to maximize ROI and is therefore very resistant to change.

A capitalist wants to reap the windfall of the next Apple, the next Jurassic Park or the next housing boom, regardless of how these things raked in that much money thanks to being new and unique. There's also a certain appeal to knowing you have a known moneymaker (like gas, or rent in the Bay Area). And then there's maximizing ROI by skimping on pay, employees, safety, maintenance, hours.

Consequently a lot of places where existence could be not-shit, are shitty. From Waffle House busting unions to studio executives planning to replace scriptwriters and extras with AI to jacked up rents to how fucking completely unexcited I am about anything superhero movie there is these days and more, it's all someone trying to maximize their ROI. Why would they change unless someone MADE them change?

And that's the government's job. Push change so that these guys have to figure out how to profit from unleaded gas, catalytic converters, relatively safe meat packing plants, etc. But of course when the government is thoroughly purchased, there's no way it will ever push the needed change. I don't especially love the idea of violent revolution, and despair of ever being able to push back as needed.