I think you should take your own advice here and stop jumping to conclusions from a paragraph response.
One word for you today to understand and ponder, it is called EGO. Have a look into it and how it may be ruining your life.
Also just to clarify again, there are different ways of running a society. People yes do need a form of hierarchy for a society to function. But it does not have to be a carbon copy of the western system, neither are"internal combustion engine, the integrated circuit, and nuclear energy" the end all and be all of technology. I am sure with a little bit more freedom and knowledge, we can develop technologies far superior to this.
Modern society has people running around like headless chickens trying to pay bills and keep up with rents and mortgages. The education system is just regurgitated stuff with no tolerance for new ideas or radical innovations. Funny how it was radical innovators who created the most advancements, and usually in their basements.