Only through the proletarian revolution can we overthrow the capitalist mode of production, and so we should be diffusing social consciousness to the working class, and contribute to the mobilization of unions.
The human condition is dictated by the hegemonic system that is governing.
Monopoly™ the game is structually engineered so that players kill the competition and secure the entire board. Would playing by the game's rules make me inherently a capitalist jerk? No, because they dictate my behaviour and not following them would put me outside the realm of the game (i.e. the system) resulting in my loss (decay).
If the capitalist system incentivizes me to outcompete others and hoard my wealth and, conversely, punishes me for my altruism; then, I am forced to play by the rules of such a system.
"Human nature" is much more complex to be reduced to just greed. This is what's so cool about being humans, we are so malleable and can be many many things either at once or separately.
Edit: I want to give some concrete examples to what I'm saying. Initially, the Google leadership was skeptical about AI funding, because of privacy and environmental concerns. Yet, as rival competition grew they backpedaled because this would mean their spot as the strongest teck company would be usurped. The late hop into AI funding and development heavily impacted their prospects and they remain falling behind in this respect (source). Here, we have an exemplary case of how the system automatically punishes hood deeds and reinforces predatory and greedy acts.
I'm not saying it is actually benevolent per se, but that it is perceived or painted as such when in fact it is the complete opposite. There's not much to disagree with, but I want you to be wary of what external intervention signifies most of the times in an imperialist global order.
There cannot be an external force that acts out of benevolence to solve the issue. Every intervention has always aimed to establish dominance over the region. The US are trying it, and the British had tried it before them.
The way you phrased your comment infantilizes the belligerents and serves to justify external, military intervention and subjugation by a supposedly "civilized" and "enlightened" nation, like what happened in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and other places.
Ntina Tzouvala has written in depth about how the imperialist West utilised the notion of civilization to discredit the Third World's right to self determination and sovereignty. I highly recommend her book titled Capitalism As Civilisation.
The socioeconomic policies of Assad jr. represented by the austerity measures and the espousal of neoliberalism is what led, to a great extent, to the uprising in the first place. I don't have book recommendations, but I did find two interesting articles from a Marxist/leftist POV that discuss this exact matter, and which include a rich bibliography and citations that you can look through.
If it only takes an hour to convince someone of a world-changing idea then we'd have an abundance of revolutions that come and go. I mosly found “success” by directing questions to my interlocutor, so I would be in control more or less of where the discussion is heading while maintaining the other person’s introspective and critical spirit. The goal is for them to leave the discussion with something to think deeply about.
I have a friend who uses it religiously, and I found out they would sometimes sneak pictures of people around them, including me. Totally uncool behavior!
Tested it out of curiosity. Restoring a vimusic backup crashes the app.