Is "Be the part of the change you want to see in the world!" bullshit?

[Ahriman]

Yes. And that's a problem. The only people who would actually make meaningful changes in this world, are all assholes. And assholes don't know how to be effective leaders. It's as if this world is specifically designed for the meaningless "rich good, poor bad" paradigm to be what everyone thinks is the truth.

They gave up on improvement through politics, and mostly decided that change can only occur on a personal level. We have little to no affect on the society around us, but we have a great deal of power to change ourselves. 

This is how I interpret the meaning of "Be the change you wish to see in the world." If you think the world is cruel and greedy, you have to make yourself as kind and generous as possible. If the world is evil, you make yourself good. And you do this knowing it will have no impact on society at all. 

Lol, Jesus Christ that's sad. The ultimate cope.