We all have an ego .. it is a good idea to see it and analyses it though.  I do this myself..  What I find, is that if I am doing this for the 99+% of the DNA we have in common and forget about the < 1% ego that can consume us then this really starts to look like a different story.  Think multi-generational..  Those that can't think beyond their own self and life time are easier to overwhelm and discourage into doing nothing.  It is a skill and a choice.

It may be a hard skill to learn, but remember this happens in parallel.  Dramatic shift in public perception (or consciousness if you will) have happened many times in the past.  I know this will happen with this topic, it is so important it has too..  Let just get this backlog out of the way and get onto more proactive challenges.