so long as there are people homeless and dying, people being abused and incarcerated and deported and hurt/killed, we can afford to get over our discomfort and find some form of direct action to take.
either that, or we can afford to live with the guilt of not helping. guilt is a good motivator to suck up our pride and discomfort and take action even when we're feeling down. even when we're upset that life didn't deal us a perfect hand of cards.