If you read this, know that you are doing things of consequence, even when you report on subjects you deem trivial. Maybe your report about the latest junk crypto or metaverse kept someone from dumping money into it, for one instance. We all have a tendency to think that what we're doing lacks meaning. You don't have to read to orphans or build water wells in impoverished villages to do so.<br><br>Consider someone working the fry station at a fast food joint. That guy just changed the oil in the fryer where they do the onion rings, and that guy had dreams of doing something else in his life, and he resents that he's doing hard, tedious work for little pay. All of that's true. But I'm on my way home from a hard day at work and I want a little bit of tasty reward before I hit the sack. Well, I ordered my #2 with a large Dr. Pepper and onion rings instead of french fries; well, because that guy did his job properly instead of half-assing it, my meal was F-ing delicious, especially so because those onion rings were fried in fresh oil. So because he did his job well, I felt better after my hard day. And I'm sure that was the case for many others who ordered after me.<br><br>TLDR: Doing your little part makes the lives of others better, often in ways you cannot imagine.