Designed to Fail
Manuel Alessandro Collazo
What if the systems we rely on don’t just fail to solve societal problems, but are designed to perpetuate them? If the very things that make life meaningful—well-being, human connection, and stability—are sacrificed to uphold fragile economic...
Location:
United States
Description:
What if the systems we rely on don’t just fail to solve societal problems, but are designed to perpetuate them? If the very things that make life meaningful—well-being, human connection, and stability—are sacrificed to uphold fragile economic structures, is life within these systems truly worth living? When health declines, relationships fracture, and communities dissolve, what remains? Uncovering the hidden mechanics of the crisis economy, this book reveals how manufactured crises fuel economic growth, turning fear, division, and instability into the most valuable commodities. It explores how industries sustain themselves not by solving problems, but by ensuring they never truly disappear. From the processed food industry to digital isolation, media-driven polarization, and pharmaceutical dependence, systemic instability isn’t a flaw—it’s a feature of the modern economic model. Beyond exposing the problem, this book asks whether an alternative is possible. Can ethical industry scale without being consumed by the system it seeks to challenge? How can modern technologies like AI and blockchain be harnessed to ensure integrity? Can individuals reclaim autonomy in a world designed to keep them in a perpetual state of anger and uncertainty? And if ethical industry is achievable, can it meaningfully reduce the suffering embedded in the systems that sustain it, or is profit through human hardship an unavoidable reality? This book doesn’t just expose these systems—it challenges the individual to look within, reclaim their agency, and recognize their ability to chip away at the structures of suffering, generating small but powerful ripples of positive change that may one day shape a brighter future. For those seeking to understand the quiet, systemic degeneration of modern societies, this book is your starting point. Duration - 2h 33m. Author - Manuel Alessandro Collazo. Narrator - Manuel Alessandro Collazo. Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Manuel Alessandro Collazo ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:18
Introduction
Duration:00:04:59
Chapter 1: The Foundations of Civilization – Trade, Money, and Power
Duration:00:06:57
Chapter 2: The Path to Destruction: The Economic Roots of Revolt and Atrocity
Duration:00:20:55
Chapter 3: The Instincts That Unravel Civilizations
Duration:00:12:35
Chapter 4: The American Experiment
Duration:00:09:50
Chapter 5: The Free Market’s Network of Opportunity: Complexity and Economic Order
Duration:00:14:24
Chapter 6: The Perpetual Crisis Growth Theory
Duration:00:19:50
Chapter 7: The Architects of Fear: How Information Sustains the Crisis Economy
Duration:00:10:09
Chapter 8: The Human Cost of the Crisis Economy
Duration:00:08:28
Chapter 9: The State of Modern Economies in the Age of Crisis
Duration:00:07:54
Chapter 10: Rethinking Industry: How Ethical Business Can Heal a Broken System
Duration:00:09:25
Chapter 11: Technology as a Solution—Or Another Illusion?
Duration:00:10:05
Chapter 12: Navigating the Modern World: The Individual’s Path
Duration:00:12:32
About the Author
Duration:00:02:38
Back Cover Blurb
Duration:00:01:56
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:17