Nature was harsh to us. Nature starved us, infected us with deadly diseases and infections, and destroyed our homes with disasters.

Nature enslaved us, so we built an artificial world; tamed it for the most part. Now the elite controls most of the artificial world, so people point to that as the problem. Still, anyone is free to wonder the wilderness if they want. Unfortunately, most wouldn't last very long.

The root of our enslavement is simply a byproduct of the laws of nature and the harsh realities of this environment. We can never be truly free until we've reached some kind of demigod status where no one person has to depend on anyone else for anything.

Be careful what you wish for though.
This might be a pretty boring and empty existence.