When people say there are problems with the world, they almost always really mean problems with the human world, i.e., bad behavior and suffering within the human realm. Well, the bricks of the human realm are made of humans. So if you want to make the human world better, you have to make humans better. And the one human you have the most control over is you. But it's rare to find an activist who has put in significant effort on themselves. We have a tendency to want to go out and fix things out there when really the most beneficial thing we could do is stop going out and start going in, fixing the problems within, stopping serving as a repeater and amplifier for harm and suffering.

If you want to work on yourself, this is the way I advocate: https://library.dhammasukha.org/uploads/1/2/8/6/12865490/the...