The speaker highlights the correlation between societal issues such as alcoholism and suicide rates in different towns with varying socioeconomic conditions. They emphasize the need for systemic solutions to address systemic problems, as individual interventions are insufficient. The speaker founded Healthy Gamer to tackle the systemic issue of people lacking knowledge on how to navigate life. They stress the importance of understanding oneself as a living organism that is influenced by and influences its environment through adaptation and shaping.