Your writing really does give me a lot to think about, and it's a bonus that it's beautiful. You're definitely doing something worthwhile. I think those things ripple out, but I guess we'll never know.
I really hope it's about alignment because I've been working on that shit for ages. Of course maybe working on it defeats the purpose.
The world would surely carry on without us. I think what I'm striving for is touching someone and making their life more lovely or gentle or joyous. It's a big part of wanting to raise awesome kids. I think with my solar work, I feel like it makes a bigger difference when I help someone switch, mostly because the planetary thing feels so crazy urgent right now, but honestly we may be beyond help.