The whole system of society tells you what to do.

Taken at face value, the remark critiques how social institutions and norms—family expectations, schooling, workplaces, media, and peer pressure—operate as an implicit instruction manual for individual behavior. “The whole system” suggests something pervasive and structural rather than a single authority figure: society doesn’t merely advise; it channels people toward approved roles and choices. In that sense, the quote can be read as a warning about conformity and the loss of personal agency, implying that what feels like “common sense” may be socially engineered. It also invites a counter-move: to notice these pressures and decide deliberately which directives to accept or resist.