We all live in systems. It's a fundamental and unavoidable fact.
Unless one can become completely self-reliant -- and I mean complete -- than we will always be dependent upon other systems to meet our needs.
Consider the basics: Food, Clothing, Shelter. How do you obtain these? Unless you harvest your own seeds, dig your own well and harvest your own garden you will have to rely upon outside systems to keep you fed; and these systems will set prices, location of stores and quantity/quality of produce. Your diet is at the mercy of the food industry!
Shelter, well unless you decide to squat somewhere, you'll have to pay rent, utilities, etc... well I won't belabour the point.
So, yup, we're surrounded by pressures of conformity whether we like it or not.