If you observe the society doing something “wrong” or being misguided, you have to make the change locally before you can tell the world what to do

Eg. If you believe food should be eaten seasonally, you have to start embodying that value and shop locally before you can dismantle industrial ag

As above, so below

The control that the individual has is to live by example and hope the example spreads.

Devotional polytheist living a monastic lifestyle centered on curiosity, simplicity, and joy.  Exploring the intersection of technology and spirituality.

One thing Christian teachings get right is the power of being a "witness" through the way you live your life.  Conviction moves people.  Move enough people, and you can change the world.  But if no one makes the first move?  The change can never come.

100%

And you can never be certain it will spread (that’s coercion)

But an embodied conviction beats mental instruction and has far more staying power

This is where the idea of put up or shut up comes to play maybe?