It is, at its core, a spiritual rebellion. Only when there are enough people ready to rebel against this ancient circle of programmed misery and predictability, can it be broken. Like drug users, meditation won't be controlled with a War On Meditation. Yet meditators will be feared, ostracized and many outspoken ones purged because they cannot be controlled by the priests or the politicians. They do not gather to worship and plead for happiness, they are happiness .
Meditation serves the community at large.
The effect seems to extend beyond that you'd expect from the improved behavior of the meditators. Don't Just Do Something, Sit There - possibly not the best advice. Dynamic meditation may be the best meditation mode if you are restless and can't quiet your mind. Sit or recline quietly and pay attention to your breathing . Gradually your mind will become more still and, if you're fortunate, you'll become ecstatic and blissful.