Ah yes, let's just do nothing whatsoever, just lie around supinely like jellyfish stranded at low tide. That will be far better than the horror of a "smug sense of self satisfaction". Except, wait, is that a "smug sense of self satisfaction" I sense, in doing nothing whatsoever because it's "meaningless"? But I suppose that would be the right "smug sense of self satisfaction" 🤔
I can only say what my "smug sense of self satisfaction" entails - namely, I only have a limited amount of money to spend, and only a limited number of items I wish to purchase. I therefore choose what to spend my money on.
Presumably it's A-OK for me to choose not to buy item X simply because it's the wrong shade of fuchsia, or to avoid establishment Y simply because I once saw the proprietor being arsey to a chap with a guide dog.
But if I make my spending choices because of ethical or political principles, well that is completely beyond the pale and simultaneously means that I'm personally costing jobs and collapsing companies, whilst also my actions are completely unnoticeable to the universe. And, the worse crime of all, I'll experience a "smug sense of self satisfaction".