We cannot change reality, we can only change ourselves as individuals and influence reality in a beneficial way.
Currently, Society is in a cycle of harm and based on empirical experiences, it’s extremely difficult to stop the cycle as an individual… this is what must happen for real change though, we as individuals, must cease propagating the harm. We must accept reality for what it is and what it isn’t, we must shed the ideologies that keep us in constant conflict (with our self and others). Only then can we reduce the stress that keeps us distracted and self-absorbed, allowing us to fix oursleves and as a result prevent the propagation of further harms onto others. Over time, the more prevailant this outlook becomes, the less dysfunctional our Societies will become.
We falsely believe that these damaged people that run around in our Society, doing things that damaged people do, is their choice… they’re simply doing what they’ve been conditioned to do. The cycle of harm has made such behavior normalized to their perspective. These harms they suffer generally result in numerous and/or extended periods of the fight or flight response, which wasn’t designed to be utilized as frequently as it is in today’s Societies… these responses create a virus-like spread, infecting all those who come across it… escalating the already insane stress levels of Society and leading to even more fight/flight responses in others.
Mental illness is the result of these things and pretty much everyone could be diagnosed with some manner of it. As a Society though, we only diagnose the unproductive and we only care about making them productive again (doing so in the quickest and dirtiest way possible). As long as you’re viewed as a productive member of Society, no one gives a shit about your problems, they’re clearly not bad enough to need treatment since you’re productive… even though your issues manifest in a variety of harmful ways to yourself and others.
Want to change the world, start by changing yourself… stop harming others and try helping them instead. Your interactions with the world influence it and those around you, both harm and help spread like viruses… take ownership for your actions, make things right when you fuck up, no matter how much easier it is to disregard the people you’ve hurt. Lead by example, influence others to treat others well.
Alternatively, get inhumanely wealthy and famous, then use those resources to actually make a much more significant difference.