We have become static in our beliefs yet the environment changes at a light speed rate. A false equilibrium has come about by creating dominant ideas that we hold to be true. Ideas about working hard, gender, and race are all examples of institutionalizing beliefs that have no scientific proof and promoting them for the good of majority. Yes the dominant ideology is that if we all work hard we can become rich or certainly well off. Is there no other variables that come into effect.
People live in different places and they have different views and backgrounds.
Yet by promoting this singular view to the masses authority seeks to enslave everyone s minds. We must all think the same thing or else we are not going to get any slice of the cake. Humans have a great ability at making themselves look weak and others powerful, a topic brought up in Schaeffer s article. This exact idea is embraced in religion. God is the mighty one and we are all weak and we owe him gratitude and obedience for creating us.