[kiba]

I don't think that's what he's arguing.

Systematic problems are worth correcting and shouldn't be ignored.

The problem is that systematic problems requiring systematic solution doesn't provide a framework for individual behavior in the meantime.

You can't wait for problems to get fixed. Even if you're working hard or contributing money to those that are working to get problems fixed, you're still stuck in whatever circumstances you are in. It may be a long time for these problems to be fixed, in the meantime we're the heroes(or villains) of our own stories.

[ceh123]

Yup, this is exactly what I was trying to say.

Systemic critiques are absolutely necessary to improve society, but you can't live every day only in a systemic mindset because that will inevitably move your locus of control much farther outside yourself.

[rednerrus]

This is what I was trying to get at with my original post.