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Thank you for your honest question. The short answer is yes. The more complicated answer is I know I'm doing small things to ameliorate inequalities in my corner of the world, so I feel I'm doing something in a world where injustice will, unfortunately, probably always exist.

An example: I used Google's "black owned business" feature to hire an African-American handyman from another part of the city. I gave him the time and money he needed to figure out how to re-do my bathroom, even though it was the first time he'd done such a complicated renovation. He was slow, and made some mistakes. My patience and ability to see past the mistakes will help him move from handyman to contractor.

I used to be among the class of people who work hard for little pay before I opened my own business. I always maintained my dignity. By not falling into self-pity or complaining, and working with others in politics and the community to right injustices, (when I could find the time-- being poor is time-consuming) I felt empowered despite my low station in life at that time. So the poor can be noble at heart, and that can sustain through the many indignities of their condition.

This is not meant to let the well-to-do off the hook. For years I had a business that catered exclusively to the wealthy. It was common for me to have clients with an insular self-centeredness and entitled attitude.

Since you recognize inequality and injustice, you are already way ahead of the wealthy people I dealt with regularly. It may make you feel better to take action on those feelings in small ways or large ways, such as through volunteer work with refugees or the poor.