Thoughts on Buddhism?

I think a lot of NEETs might be able to relate to a lot of the Buddha's words. I think Buddhism has NEET/outcast vibes in a lot of ways. As with any philosophy, you are going to find some inaccuracies and contradictions. Especially with philosophies that are thousands of years old and were mainly spread by word of mouth, like Buddhism, so there is bound to be some bullshit and falsehoods in there, even if the Buddha was a perfectly enlightened person. A social problem a lot of people have with Buddhism is that a lot of people say it is too passive as it encourages nonviolence and nonkilling, unless done in self-defence, and encourages people to remove themselves from normal society and basically become beggars and recluses. It also encourages celibacy, which a lot of people find extreme. The Buddha never forced these rules on people, though, they were just recommendations on how to live better. He also supposedly spoke about reincarnation, which is kind of out-there and may or may not be true. We can at least praise Buddhism on the fact that it doesn't shy away from the fact that life is shit overall and actually attempts to come up with ways to make life more bearable for people from all walks of life. The Buddha's main way out of suffering is to still the mind through meditation, which he claimed generated a more wholesome state in this life and may eventually lead a person out of suffering through the direct realisation that the self or ego is ultimately an illusion. He called this final state Nibbana in Pali and Nirvana in Sanskrit. Another thing I can respect about Buddhism is that it doesn't really hold scripture as being very important, especially in the Zen tradition. It's more of a "see for yourself" kind of philosophy or religion that focuses more on practice, at least that is what most monks seem to say. I've been studying Buddhism and meditating regularly for about 2 years now, mainly because I read it can improve mental health according to a lot of scientific studies. I haven't noticed any massive benefits, maybe just very subtle changes, so I'm not totally sold on it yet. I read it can take many years for most people to get benefits according to one of the most famous meditation teachers Ajahn Chah and other famous meditation teachers said similar things, so I'll give it a chance. Sorry for the ramble but yeah, I'm curious what people here think about it because I noticed a lot of posts here have kind of "Buddhist themes", whether or not people here are aware of that, and the original community of Buddhists known as Sangha were basically just spiritual NEETs.