there's a saying, attributed to Gandhi, that "it may feel like what you do makes no difference, but it's very important that you do it". The trick IMHO is to think of what happens if lots of people start doing that, and understand that everything starts small and example is the simplest way to teach, and the easiest way for others to learn. don't let the feeling of being helpless and divided from others enable you to be conquered. that feeling too is manufactured industrially, and designed to last. return it, fight it, and show others how to fight. it won't lead to a sudden change, as in hollywood happy endings; it will take a long time, plenty of effort and struggling and teaching and sharing and cooperating, and that's by no means assurance of success. OTOH, not trying *is* assurance of defeat.