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Re:Ask HN: How can I do social good through programming? by TeMPOraL on Friday May 19, 2017 @05:55PM (#14379638)
I didn't mean to put things in your mouth. I read your comment as complaining about an extreme anti-capitalism position; I wanted only to complement that with an example of extreme pro-capitalism position that I also frequently notice here.

You're 100% right about the hierarchy of needs (and about my baseline need satisfaction too; I can bitch about the state of the world exactly because I have somewhat stable income, health, safety and social sphere). I'm not disputing that. But since there are people who have those needs satisfied and are free to worry about more abstract things, is it wrong for them to ask how can they contribute so that more people reach that level of Maslow's pyramid (or, alternatively, so that the whole world won't go deeper into shit than it already is)?

Re:Ask HN: How can I do social good through programming? by Mz on Friday May 19, 2017 @05:56PM (#14379646)
Rebutting the idea that capitalism is pure evil has nothing at all to do with suggesting that people should not be seeking to make the world a better place.

So, perhaps we should just let this be as we seem to be talking at cross purposes.

Re:Ask HN: How can I do social good through programming? by TeMPOraL on Friday May 19, 2017 @06:00PM (#14379664)
Fair enough.