well, i was very active for greenpeace/other environmental organisations/the green party youth in germany. I know of these issues and it's getting better, but i

well, i was very active for greenpeace/other environmental organisations/the green party youth in germany. I know of these issues and it's getting better, but it's still awfully slow and frustrating. If you want some improvements way fewer are starving[0], food security improved for millions. I know there is no rational reason for children to starve, humanity produces enough food, but frankly we (as in first world) don't care. We really don't care. Most just donate something on the end of the month and think they are no part of the solution. But try explaining to people that they should scale back their consumption. They do stuff as long as there is not the slightest inconvenience. I really think that in a weird way technology can help (not solve) overcome, or better compensate for our human stupidity in some of these issues. Not alone, of course. But right now i don't see a path for me that's more effective in tackling these problems at the same rate as improving technology. (if you want to see it more pragmatic: NGO's really need some better tools, especially for campaigning and training (this may be the most important, most are volunteers). It is often very unprofessionlized and inefficient. It's really holding some of them back.) Maybe there will be a time when i see more potential impact for my personal political ambitions, but right now i don't see how this is going to work better than studying computer science. Also, it's been worse for humanity ;) We dropped like flies in the end of the 19. century due to diseases. [0] https://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/world-hunger-falls-under-800-million-eradication-next-goal-0 https://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/world-hunger-falls-und...