Davidzhu

Ordinary people spend their entire lives struggling to survive, seemingly trapped by the grip of capital. The five major strategies employed by capital are the primary reasons why ordinary people find it difficult to break free. These strategies are not just simple traps, but also tests of human nature's deepest vulnerabilities. Once caught in any of these strategies, it becomes extremely challenging to turn things around. First Strategy: The Morality Trap. Morality seems to constrain ordinary people, while capital can trample on it with impunity. Virtues like obedience, filial piety, and loyalty are skillfully exploited by capital, turning them into self-imposed shackles. Polygamy and promiscuity are seen as survival rules by capital, but viewed as heinous by ordinary people. Second Strategy: The Desire Trap. When moral constraints are ineffective, capital directly manipulates ordinary people's desires. The more people indulge in rich food and luxury goods, the more capital reaps enormous profits. Look at the wealthy; they either eat light Cantonese cuisine or savor high-end ingredients. They know how to control their desires, while ordinary people are deeply entrenched and unable to escape. Third Strategy: The Emotional Manipulation Trap. After desires are aroused, capital begins to manipulate ordinary people's emotions. Anxiety about childcare, elderly care, appearance, and career... these emotions become tools for capital to reap profits. Down payments deplete savings, monthly payments lock in the future, and ordinary people are forced to follow the trend, buying, learning, and rolling with it, lest they fall behind. Fourth Strategy: The High-Yield Trap. Tired of being poor and struggling, ordinary people start to crave overnight wealth. This is precisely the point where capital harvests its gains. Zero-risk high returns, 20% annualized returns, effortless dividend income, stock market speculation, cryptocurrency trading, and gold trading... these temptations make it impossible for ordinary people to resist. They see the interest, but capital is eyeing the principal. Fifth Strategy: The Original Power Trap. This is the ultimate strategy and the most difficult to escape. The power logic of lower-class families is forever: obedience is the mark of a good child, and stability is more important than anything. What capital fears most is that ordinary people dare to break the original power, challenge patriarchy, and refuse to conform. Spiritual patricide is a compulsory course for entering the world of capital.