@zombierustpunk these two states always coexisted and wage eternal battle for people's minds and souls.
Society is not built by the evil side, but it is effective reacting to evolving conditions.
E.g., the Web was born out of idealism and optimism. But was soon confiscated by greed and exploitation of human weakness.
Which now prompts people to pull their better selves together against tough odds to try to fix it (i.e., #fediverse).
Only to be subverted again if we let our guard down. Etc.