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A comment on Ask HN: Given that I am a Software Engineer, how could I help humanity the most?.

Re:Ask HN: Given that I am a Software Engineer, how could I ... by thiago_fm on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @09:18AM (#20634410)
Maybe forget the "I'm software dev" part. Go out and give attention to people in need, may the be the ones who need food, or are old and have no family etc.

The most needed things in the society of Today isn't material, or something that you can automate with software -- it is time. It is a resource that is very scarce as everybody is busy with their wifes, sisters, brothers, making money, building shit etc.

Talking people on the web isn't anywhere the effect of talking with them in person. The human brain needs human time.

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Re:Ask HN: Given that I am a Software Engineer, how could I ... by byko3y on Thursday August 08, 2019 @12:19PM (#20645884)
>The most needed things in the society of Today isn't material, or something that you can automate with software -- it is time. It is a resource that is very scarce as everybody is busy with their wifes, sisters, brothers, making money, building shit etc.

And the most demanded things in the society are the ones helping to waste your time, so you can have the feeling your time is precious and you have no time to just sit doing nothing. In the end you would not be so "busy" with your job if you really needed that time.

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