> I do volunteer, donate, and advocate and I won't use my extreme pessimism as an excuse not to engage.

I think it is ok to not engage. The idea that you can impact the world is largely an artifact of modernity. In reality, capital is more than happy to let you take the blame for its own suicidal tendencies.

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HelloMcFly 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> I think it is ok to not engage.

I understand what you're saying. I appreciate the thought behind it. But in the end, I do not agree. I cannot be certain where my actions will and won't ultimately help accrue to impact; the pebble knows not the impact that its ripples will have. If you care about something, I think you should be involved.

	▲	throwaway27448 41 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> If you care about something, I think you should be involved. You're free to overthrow your government and instate humanitarian policies, but a pebble is not inclined to roll uphill.