I think the issue is this. I see the problems with current politics; I personally think I could do a lot to fix it. I've even been close to stepping up and try

I think the issue is this. I see the problems with current politics; I personally think I could do a lot to fix it. I've even been close to stepping up and trying to actually do something the last few months. Problem is I can see that fire slipping away already. I can see how much effort it would take just to give it a shot where on the other hand I know I can live comfortably, start and provide for a family within my current career. Why step up when no one else will. This is the problem: Im sure there are thousands of individuals of my generation with the drive, passion and (crucially) common sense to fix the mess in the future generation of politics. But they all lose interest or faith in the system. So we end up with the second raters in charge (while the smart ones go off and do cool stuff)