> I used to believe that startups were meant to solve painful problems. But the most painful problems in the world aren't even discussed here. Not all painful

> I used to believe that startups were meant to solve painful problems. But the most painful problems in the world aren't even discussed here. Not all painful problems have technical or market based solutions. I'd wager most don't. Those problems are outside the realm of startups. > Myself, I've lost hope. My hope that 'things will get better' is lost. Are you so sure things are actually getting worse? I'm not particularly convinced. I'd agree we have some major problems - decay in our institutions and a growing lack of trust, in particular. I think the perception that everything is crumbling is mostly driven by more powerful/pervasive means of injecting vitriolic narratives into society rather than actual crumbling. Just the same, I wouldn't choose to live in any other time. Would you?