Here’s a design solution for the gang violence:
If you feel insecure about design now, just wait til you visit a Chinese factory! 
There is life after design. I felt the same way about designing mass produced landfill, so I wound up quitting my job and returning to the family bicycle business. I could not be happier, and the cool thing is all my experience with graphic, interior and industrial design has helped immensely when it comes to running the store and building a brand. I still do a lot of design work, developing our website, t-shirts and other marketing materials. I’ve designed and built custom bike stands, re-designed the sales floor and I’m constantly evaluating and improving our store’s look and efficiency. I’m even producing a television commercial!
I know it isn’t exactly solving the world’s problems, but I feel much better selling people health and fitness instead of nick nacks and other crap. So keep in mind the skills you have developed can be used for more than just mass production.