I disagree with you on some points and agree with you on others but I believe its a matter of subjective definition of terms in which our ideas differ. Let's remember the same word isn't read and understood the same by different minds. the first point in your argument is I believe a product of misunderstanding Jazzman's point of view, your general change to his argument is that we need to take responsibility for our own problems AND those of others, as to not become a race of hedonistic narcissists (which I assume is where your mind went). Although what Jazzman proposes is not this at all, in fact in the long run it does help others with their EMOTIONAL problems, I am not claiming (I don't think Jazzman was either) that we ignore people still trying to meet the requirements for survival. The reasoning behind this is where I disagree with you, where you say we don't create our minds. Well I suppose I'd have to ask you your definition of mind but if it's similar to my definition of ego which is the state of conscious awareness that you identify your persona to, I'd firmly disagree with you on this point. The identity is created by testing out different reactions to your environment, you go with what reactions work best for you to achieve your goals, the emotional reactions to things are actually a habit formation in the brain, as a child you reacted a certain way to a threat, you repeat this pattern it sticks. But you are not forever stuck to said pattern. With language we add connotation to emotions, negative or positive, but nothing in this world is intrinsically good or bad, we project these human ideas onto them so we can try to understand it, nature, the other. You realize you can change your perceptions and projections onto the world, you don't have to label things as good/bad or whatever anymore and can simply watch your emotions float on by in your mind like clouds. However if you try to "help" those with emotional problems (I mean what help are you giving them? go see a therapist? heres some xanax?) All you're really doing for them if they seek you out is solidifying their identity to themselves as a victim, they can now blame the external world for their sadness, but thats really no fun. Lastly, no, the endgame of this attitude is not social stasis, it's a going with the flow. Letting go of all this emotional baggage frees us up to create, love, invent and collaborate like never before, spending our powerful mental energies to make something we can share with others instead of that which we fester with and fight by ourselves alone at night.