The Universe is a trap for the demiurge. Some of us came here willingly but many souls were trafficked or created to feed this machine of the demiurge. Before Christianity there was not a lot that the demiurge could do to keep us from escaping or being trapped, but now that so many willingly dedicate themselves to the demiurge, the cycles of rebirth and suffering are perpetuated by large groups of people. Their souls get eaten and defecated to remove their memories of previous lives and reset their spiritual progress, and they get reborn into the world. Some are even forced to give birth to others so more and more souls can become trapped in this dimension. The only end to this spiritual slavery is the destruction of the cosmos.
Some of you may be asking about other ideologies that can fix or improve the world. Marxism for example is secular and can weaken the influence of the demiurge and reduce suffering by a large amount. However here is the issue: This plane of existence is ruled by the demiurge who can do various things to make improvements impossible or worsen conditions. Climate change for example will kill many people, but the people alive will suffer more which will cause the demiurge to make more efficient use of feeding off the suffering of living beings. We also see people influenced by the demiurge beyond repair, with human history full of war, genocide, and slavery. All kinds of brutality and exploitation exist and humanity shows no signs of stopping any time soon. Humanity can only be fixed by going extinct.