The statement that "this is how it works, it's completely corrupt" is what enables the corruption.

It is only through the collective demand that systems serve us that they can be aligned.

If you believe that the system is corrupt then your decisionmaking function will conclude that taking action to demand systems serve you is useless.

But it's only useless if we collectively believe it is useless.

This is what I mean when I say that cynicism is malignant. The more people believe it, the more true it is.