I think the idea of "There's nothing you can do for me given the current social-political reality" too often gets conflated with "This is all I want my life to

I think the idea of "There's nothing you can do for me given the current social-political reality" too often gets conflated with "This is all I want my life to be". And even if the person has truly given up on society, I don't think society should ever give up on the person.