That seems like a restatement of the problem, but is worded like an explanation. So, I probably didn't word my post clearly and will try again: Imagine two pe

That seems like a restatement of the problem, but is worded like an explanation. So, I probably didn't word my post clearly and will try again: Imagine two people at retirement age, who have each worked full careers at a similar skill level and with similar devotions to their jobs. One of them worked at solving hunger* , the other worked on consumer electronics. Which provided more benefit to society, and by how much? The system we've got seems to say that the work done by the person who worked on consumer electronics is several times as valuable, and to me that seems wrong. I'm asking for ways that we could change the system, so that that penguin monitoring project (for example) doesn't have to be "volunteer time" rather than "work time". * or environmental conservation, social equality, curing cancer, whatever floats your boat.