Same as it ever was...
"...knowing the world is run by a bunch of syncophants who'll do anything to please the sociopaths at the top?"
So what else is new? Can you point to even one period in history that couldn't be described that way? The Athenian Democracy, the Roman Republic, the American Colonies, the Third Reich, the Soviets? It's always been the same; sure, there has been some overall progress, but in general, history can be understood as guys in suits trying to rip off their fellow citizens and using the ideology du jour to justify the swindle.
But every year it gets a little harder for the bad guys to pull it off, and a little easier for the rest of us, and that's what gives me hope.