As soon as we let the latter take over the power of the former, the sense of responsibility will diffuse and diminish. Around the world and throughout history, several different cultures and societies exist and have existed, with different sets of paradigms. You have the right to choose, but only if you first retake it from those who have conned it away from you. The wealthy elite is but a part of Mankind. The contemporary generations are but a few in a long line, moving between ancestors and descendants.
Mankind is but one species of the animals.
The Earth does not belong to us. We share it with all living beings. You are part of the problem. Hoping to free humankind from material deprivation by controlling nature, modern societies tend to overlook the fact that humans, too, are part of nature. In general, deep ecologists call for a shift away from anthropocentric humanism toward an ecocentrism guided by the norm of self-realization for all beings.