Gosh! A huge system is relentlessly optimized for X, then people wonder why the h*ll they're not getting Y from it.

If you are not so [young|naive|self-deluding] that you still believe in the "Santa Claus / Trickle-down" version of Capitalism...then why would you expect to get a meaningful amount of Y?

wait until they discover there are weapons manufacturers

You better believe that's going to change, because COVID significantly altered the economics of vaccines.