If humans went routinely to the moon 50 years ago, why can't we get anywhere near it today?
Growing your own food and medicine is one way we can thumb our noses at this broken, corrupt, and disgusting system. It's a better response than most, in my estimation.
Copping out is easier than trying to fit in, as I find myself disagreeing with most everything in the current system.
I hear that. I'd be further out of "the current system", if my health was better and/or if I didn't have young children and/or if my wife wasn't crippled and sick. I didn't plan to be in this situation, but ...
As it is, I have never owned a smart device, and have been unbanked for a decade. I've tried to establish an income outside the system with Steem, Hive, and Blurt... but that hasn't worked out. I advocate PMs as private stores of intrinsic value. Growing a big garden. Doing the best I can with what I've got.