> To me, this feels even more depressing, because now it reads like I can’t even do anything to fix it without having or being able to obtain an insane amount o

> To me, this feels even more depressing, because now it reads like I can’t even do anything to fix it without having or being able to obtain an insane amount of influence. I mean this in the kindest possible way, but why did you ever start thinking you could change the entire world without an insane amount of influence? There are typically two 'solutions' btw: - Focus on happiness for yourself and those around you, changing the area of concern from "the entire world" to "a piece of the world". - Find a group of likeminded people and together try to effect the change you seek. Even if you don't completely succeed, you will probably improve the lives of many along the way (including your own). FWIW, whenever I start feeling like that I reread the book "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius. It is surprisingly relevant to todays society for a book that is 2000 years old. :)