You understand it just fine. Some people are greedy and built a system that lets them be as greedy as they can. It’s no simpler than that. Selfish people are willing to hurt others to empower themselves and so they do.

Some people are greedy and built a system that lets them be as greedy as they can.

My economics teacher told us the one and only goal of a business is to make as much money as it possibly can. I asked him about the precise situation described in this post:

“what if my business is doing very well, but my employee struggles to finish the month? Surely I should bump their pay?”

“Well that’s sad but irrelevant, they should find another job if this one doesn’t suit their needs.”