Not really answering the question, but… Ignore those people - it’s perfectly OK to work on small problems, or even just to work to support a family or put food

Not really answering the question, but… Ignore those people - it’s perfectly OK to work on small problems, or even just to work to support a family or put food on the table. Little things add up to big things. Don’t beat yourself up about doing “just” earthly tasks. Enjoy the moment. Quit comparing yourself to a straw man aggregated from the best slivers of imperfect people. There’s a good chance any given person’s grand vision of what’s important turns out to be misguided anyway.