They add value for the capitalist elite. End of article.
However, the majority of Americans don’t see themselves as being exploited, they have been so brainwashed in my view that they operate against their self-interest.
They identify more with celebrity millionaires than the bum in the street, although they are just one medical bill away from becoming a bum too.
Meanwhile the Democrats are just as beholden to the capitalists unfortunately and now the capitalist will fully take over society. Maybe a CEO or two could fall, but that will only be the excuse to accelerate the surveillance state the USA will become.
We are taught that American democracy and free markets are special, unique, unparalleled prosperity and progress. But even the founders knew the tree of liberty had to be periodically refreshed with blood from time to time. January 6 is not a strange blip, and at some point it wont be the fringe crazys on the steps, but everyone who thought their 401k was equivalent to generational wealth. Ownership is generational wealth, and the majority are going to find out they don't have much of it.