> Every human being should "do no harm". The thing is, you get no money by looking out for others. (...) I don't know how to fix this though. Ensuring that peo

> Every human being should "do no harm". The thing is, you get no money by looking out for others. (...) I don't know how to fix this though. Ensuring that people are rewarded for contributing to the social good and penalized for harming it would be a good start. While I am hesitant to suggest that money is the solution, paying enough for a modest standard of living would be nice. For those who are typically paid enough, such as teachers and nurses, ensuring that they are not exploited for their compassion would be a good start. For those who have ambitions for wealth and status, rewarding meaningful contributions and penalizing harmful ones would be a start. Look at the early days of computers and communications technologies. People got rich and empires were built, yet positive contributions to society were made. The later stages of any given industry, which IT is likely in today, seems to be dominated by the consolidation of wealth and power. That does more to steal away from society than anything else. As for the ones stuck in the middle, the ones who simply want to "do no harm", compensate them properly and give them the authority to act when they see harm. Adjust the tax system so that it encourages wealth to trickle down rather than up. Protect labor in meaningful ways when they speak out about injustices or incentives to do wrong. Yes, none of these suggestions are concrete. Some of them may not even work. Yet there are plenty of approaches that should be considered before resigning to hopelessness.