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> I used to be stuck in a rut of "there's no point starting to build / learn a thing because there will almost certainly never be a result of substance".

In my view, that's what people in power want to encourage, using crowed influencing dynamics [0].

There is an a loosely orchestrated effort to make people feel less powerful because that makes it easier for people in power (people with money or resources) to increase their self-interest endeavors.

This is why I don't watch the news, and take peoples opinions about the world with a grain of salt. Ideas are like viruses, the spread rapidly. The people with the most resources gets to set the tone about what the population thinks by using modern media to mold the narrative. If you don't understand your individual value, you will be swept into this mind set, whether you are aware of it or not.

[0]: Example https://cxl.com/blog/17-lesser-known-ways-to-persuade-people...