Specifically the need of capitalists to have workers.

The oft repeatedly lie is the tragedy of the commons, literally a fable made up by aristocrats to justify closing the commons to force people to go work in factories.

The huge levels of debt are part of the system to keep Americans working, if you don’t got to college you need to work non-stop to get healthcare, if you do go to college you can get a stable job but you need to pay off that debt.

It’s a system to keep the wealthy wealthy and the rest of us busy until we are too old to do anything about it.