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Sometimes I feel like whatever I'd do it won't be enough. What/where I buy or where I donate seem trivial in the larger scheme of things. From extreme power concentration to world hunger. From climate change to AI safety. Too many things that I'd like to change, but I feel powerless sometimes. The feeling comes coupled with a sense of guilt of not doing enough and not being enough. Do you guys get this feeling too? How do you deal with it?

I do believe in the necessity of optimism in order to affect change, but sometimes hope is hard to cultivate. How do you guys keep your optimism up?

Thanks for reading my mini-rant.

Also, the meme is not OC

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[โ€“] Gigdragon@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I work in nursing. Even while I unionize to improve working conditions and report my facility to improve living conditions, that isn't something that happens over night. Instead, I can take joy in spending extra time to make someone's day a little better.

Find the joy in those moments of power. Some people make entire careers trying to improve the lives of those around them. Find something you can do to help someone in the immediate all while acting to affect a wider good.

[โ€“] terradragon@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Appreciating the little things is definitely underrated. Thanks for the comment my dragon friend.