I'm pretty sure I'm younger than you.
Capitalism has been great to me.
The rules are pretty simple.
Bring something other people need, to the table. (In my case, time and work ethic, mostly. UPS doesn't care about my brains.
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Trade that for what you need.
Don't need more than you can afford to bring to the table.
We don't need a government to protect us from businesses. Businesses only have power if you believe they have power. Nobody is forcing you to buy from those companies.
If I decide UPS isn't good enough, I'll find somewhere that is. Or start my own business.