The notion that the problem is the "academic/philanthropic complex" comes directly out of the same industry imagineering and is a common misdirect providing talking points that lead away from industrial disruption.

In other words, it sounds to me like you (or to be fair and more accurate: people who use similar arguments) are critical of mainstream misdirection but possibly unaware that they've also been just as duped.

In basic terms this point works, otherwise it wouldn't be a good ruse. The academy is easily corrupted and non-profits are mostly total shit. These are not trivial points to make in the picture. But they aren't paramount at all. They are not the cause and changing them will not solve our problem.