The issues we are dealing with now have been brewing for years and can't be solved over night. The way for the tech community to help is to get involved. You c

The issues we are dealing with now have been brewing for years and can't be solved over night. The way for the tech community to help is to get involved. You can't change things without understanding how we got here and what the issues are. A five minute read of the news will not get you informed. One of the aspects of being a techie is that if we don't understand something we take the time to get informed, learn and understand. Also, support diversity. Look around, how diverse are your colleagues? Do they reflect the rest of society? Diversity starts early. Everyone of your coworkers started their view of the world early in life. Ask yourself what you can do to influence the youth to be part of the career that has given you the kind of life you have and enjoy. You can't create software to fix it but you can get involved and change the future. What can you do? Become a mentor, support people that are driving change. You need to get involved and be the driver of change. At the very least understand that what you do now will change the future.