While your point is not without merit, some people can work within a system while resenting its existence, covertly rebelling, and fighting for change. I’ve known many to do just that - but they also tend to be intelligent enough to that broadcasting their subversive intentions would be harmful to their livelihood so they don’t. People like this aided in destroying the Nazis.
> The only thing you can do is
I’ll stop you there - reductionist arguments can be dismissed with the same casualness they’re made with.
>to fly under the radar and not participate, or participate as little as possible
So you’ve invented communes and the barter system. Tax time must be interesting.
>build your communities and relationships outside of it.
Pardon? Do you have a spaceship or space station? Wholly independent ship-city in international waters? If not you’re apart the system wholly and completely.