I really like this view. GetCalFresh[0] receives 30,000 applications for food stamps in 33 out of 58 counties in California each month. Not only is this absolutely a necessary utility but when it breaks or doesn't work the repercussions are far more sever than "somebody can't post a cat gif to reddit for a few hours".

Plug for Code for America[1], if you're interested in civic tech and want to contribute reach out. We're hiring, and there's almost guaranteed to be a local brigade working on cool stuff near you.

[0] https://www.getcalfresh.org [1] https://www.codeforamerica.org