> The most impressive thing humans can do is to think.
> And the best kind of thinking, or more precisely the best proof that one has thought well, is to make good new things.
> ... but making good new things is a should in the sense that this is how to live to one's full potential.
I urge you not to take these opinions as facts. Originality is admirable, but it is not "your potential", "proof of great thoughts", or "the most impressive thing you can do".
The answer to the question: What to do? is not "Make new things", but rather begins with a simple question: In what context?
The idea of dividing people into two categories: 1) those who "take care of people and the world", and those who 2) "make good new things", is harmful.