If those principles don't make a difference on the world around you then it's not bad but it is quite limited. It's fine to do things that don't make a difference, but it's important to keep perspective.
In particular, if you have an urge to make a difference on a regular basis, that's a great urge, but you need to make sure you don't fall into the trap of doing something that feels good but has negligible effect and thinking the job is done.
Do you give this same lecture to everyone who's in line to vote on election day?
It's weird to see soviet style apathy propagandists become so common on the internet, even on HN.