Ask HN: How to resist taking ownership at work?

Context: I am fresh graduate working for a decacorn startup with over an year of experience working. I am fueled by curiosity - working on different things, not being dependant on others, and taking ownership of abandoned tasks. However, I hate working with lazy people who are entrusted with responsibility but never deliver. In such situations, how do I stay curious and learn, while not taking ownership of work which is supposed to done by such lazy persons?

More Examples - I was tasked with overlooking the tech implementation of a project since all other leads' bandwidth were reserved. But, I saw this as an opportunity to work across multiple teams, identify their blockers, communicate project timelines, all while working on my tasks. Everyone appreciated my work. - Another mission critical project comes. I apparently cannot lead since the new (2 quarters old) senior hire needs to be trusted with more work. (this guy/girl) is the laziest person i have ever met. Uses AI. Don't even try to understand what they did. Whenever I sit to review their code, every other line needs to be pointed. The review changes are so vast, that ultimately all of them are thrown under bus to meet deadlines. - Even while they lead, they are a lazy person. They don't plan stuff before hand. Now here comes the tricky part. Should I take ownership again? - My reservations are, this project is seen as them leading its completion. My contributions will be overlooked. But I also don't really appreciate sitting around waiting for disasters to happen.

If asked the same in interviews - A lot of you may have answered that sitting it out, escalating to managers should be my next step. But let's just be honest. These things don't work practically.

-I have indirectly told them multiple times, that they need to step up and understand before pushing garbage. No effect. They are two quarters old, no difference. Manager is well aware. Still the only reason to keep them is that the manager could justify his/her bad hire.

I now, it sounds like a rant, but I am genuinely concerned. If you are someone who loves building things with purpose, putting in extra stuff, going extra mile just for the love of it, how do you navigate working with someone who is such a vibe killer? Has anyone of you faced anything similar? Would really appreciate your thoughts.