still many would say that although democratic institutions may have curbed the excesses of capitalism they can do nothing to prevent the alienation of workers that results from having to do unfulfilling work. again because of the unequal positions of capitalist and worker laborers must work for someone else they must to work imposed on them as a means of satisfying the needs of others. as a result they inevitably come to feel exploited and debased. and this is true critic of capitalism claim not just of manual laborers but also of white collar worker many of whom identify with the cubicle dwellers of the cartoon strip dilbert.