#like in the handmaids tale book sexism leads to essentially slavery of women

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One thing I find interesting about severance in the tv show is how unpopular the process is. In most "Don't Create the Torment Nexus" type stories the general public is on board with the torment nexus, or else unaware of what exactly the torment nexus is. But in the Severance tv show, the concept of severance is Very unpopular, with most of the public becoming hostile or shocked when finding out that the main cast has undergone severance. So, why does severance exist? I do not think it is a coincidence that of each of the revealed backstories we get a man who is drowning in grief for his dead wife, a man who has constantly failed to find a job and support his family, and a woman who is trying to save her family's exploitative company. Lumon exists through preying on vulnerable people and exploiting them, and through the rich and powerful being fine with exploiting others for their benefit. I think that rather than a story that's just "Don't Create the Torment Nexus (idiot)", we are getting one that more explicitly says the "torment nexus" is just injustices are the endpoint of exploitation inherent to our society, and if we want to stop these grave injustices from popping up, we need to create a society that protects its vulnerable and is not built on exploitation.