I think that though this is indeed one aspect of it, there's also the law of inertia (also known as habit/tradition/dogma). Most people are not mindful enough t

I think that though this is indeed one aspect of it, there's also the law of inertia (also known as habit/tradition/dogma). Most people are not mindful enough to adapt to their environment readily and end up lagging behind the reality they are faced with. Just look at the music and movie industries - they're not evil, just too stupid to adapt. So it is with society and the bigger picture of economics and survival. We have all this crazy technology to automate everything from growing crops to wiping your ass yet we still work the same hours. We know that cooperation is superior to competition when it comes to survival yet we still run an outdated economic model. We know that keeping things like medical knowledge open and accessible benefits everyone yet we still grant corporations monopolies on it. It's like Tupac said, this isn't idealistic, it's just real.