It begins with the thought process "This will make [X] corporation, for which I work, money. Then [X] corporation will reward me." It becomes a shared culture, from top to bottom. The people at the top are as much slaves to this thought process as the peons at the bottom, perhaps more so. They give up their humanity for purchasing power.
This is the enemy.

Yes, indeed. Our mental paradigms shape our physical reality.  

I argue (I had a long post about this) that our true problem is promotion of corporate culture.

Let's replace the Pyramidian paradigm with self- & mutual aid paradigm.
That would lead us naturally to Decorporatize & Co-opefy the Economy