Let’s not forget that society is also out to kill you and utilize you. HN commenters are near the top of the food chain, while exploited third-world workers and oppressed groups are at the bottom.

If so, then we've failed. Nothing is built to utilize you and make you into a cog, a sucker, and sees you like a wallet, more than the city..

Hm. Not in my experience. My curling club, robotics high school program, piano class, playgrounds and skating rinks and soccer fields for my kids. The incredible public schools. Leaving here would be dumb.