Growing up, I was taught that the purpose of life was to make a difference and be a boon rather than a bane to those around you. Now it's all about meism and acquisition. We seem to have lost our self-reliance and dignity as well as our shared reality. Now everyone is entitled to their own truth and their own reality.
And a little positivity: I'm a member of an Off Grid group here and a few weeks ago two of the lads repaired the heating and installed a back-boiler for an aged damsel in distress, free gratis and for nothing. The group has 12,000 members so these are not people who actually know one another. 'twould gladden your heart!
You say it more eloquently than I did, I'm a blunt instrument though, so I'm not surprised.
As for those two lads, that's what real men do, that's how humans are supposed to behave, and it's a credit to them. I approve.