Lost in the system: id iom
The System
A term that describes and enables individuals to speak about various interlocking social institutions, discourses and practices in a positive, negative, ambiguous or ambivalent manner.
The idea of The System usually carries negative connotations, however.
This is perhaps best exemplified in the song lyrics of “Maybe the Poet” by Canadian folk-rock musician Bruce Cockburn:
Don’t let the system fool you
All it wants to do is rule you
And more commonly, we hear people say something to the effect of… “s/he’s a nice person… I hope s/he doesn’t get gobbled up by the system.”
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