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I think there are a lot of cases where people (likely yourself) contribute positively to society but don't realize it. There are so many facets to how technolog
by jqbx_jason 9y ago
I think there are a lot of cases where people (likely yourself) contribute positively to society but don't realize it. There are so many facets to how technology can interact with someone's life during some circumstance. Some of these positive circumstances may not be obvious or frequent- but that doesn't mean your efforts aren't worthwhile or that you shouldn't look at your work from different angles and appreciate your positive contributions. IMO affecting one stranger's life positively is worth celebrating.
Ex. I work on on a social music app[1] in my spare time. From my perspective I'm just making it easy for devs to share music while they work: marginal contribution to society at best. But a little while ago I got an email from a father who thanked me for the building something which gave him the opportunity to reconnect with his daughter across the world. Remembering nice stories like that help keep me motivated and hopefully you can find some nice stories in your line of work as well :).
[1] https://www.jqbx.fm https://www.jqbx.fm
- suff 9y agoIt is true that contribution can often seem intangible. However, if you lower the cost of goods, or increase productivity in any way, you have helped large numbers of people. Repeat that for 20 years and you have probably helped a few million, or if you are lucky a few hundred million people.