We delegate abstract aspirations to politicians dumber than most of us. They campaign with shaky or completely fake promises, then people use those promises as a way to signal their virtue. It’s a perpetuating feedback loop of all talk & no walk. If you want to help people, DIY…

Voting is a way to boost your conscience without personal sacrifice.

Tying your humanitarian desires to who you think should be in office is inefficient — it’s just a way to lie to yourself about being useful.

Ask yourself, where does your sense of purpose come from?

If you don’t like the answer after reading this thread, then change yourself instead of mongering about how the world needs to change.

Only then can you make a difference.