I hate society, how can I deal with it?

I feel like society is... well it just seems that everything we do in life is fueled by self-indulgence and selfish human desire. We are all looking to gain something, be it monetary, attention, etc. Hell, even as I ask this question I know that no matter what, I'm going to think i'm right even if I'm wrong. I just want the self-satisfaction. I can't stand to be around people anymore, and I've even started to hate my own rudimentary human ways. I hate how everybody around me is just out to gain something shallow and meaningless and that most of our life is just a journey towards unspecified happiness. Like preparing for college so we can have a good career so we can retire early so we can... die comfortably? The culture I live in sickens me, even this fourth of july I can't wear red white and blue because I hate the way our country works, and the sickenly patriotic brainwashing that just distracts us from the horrors underneath the facade. It's all just paper fun, short-lived joy, it's all utter crap. I've become withdrawn from everybody around me. How can I function in this world?