The ability of relatives, friends, and acquaintances to completely invalidate my own actions is the entire reason this advice falls flat. Unless the advice is t

The ability of relatives, friends, and acquaintances to completely invalidate my own actions is the entire reason this advice falls flat. Unless the advice is to simply never interact with those people to the point of my friends and family not even having my phone number. Personal action is nonviable when the entire rest of the system is built is sidestep it.