I would love to make a better world, even if I sometimes feel powerless about it. I used to think that being involved in research would help make a better worl

I would love to make a better world, even if I sometimes feel powerless about it. I used to think that being involved in research would help make a better world, but my research field is typically used to make programming languages or static analysis tools, and that doesn't look like it's making the world a better place. I used to think that being involved in open-source would help make a better world, and I've worked on Firefox, on Matrix, on Rust, on dozens of smaller projects. While I don't regret it, it's hard to say whether the long-term impact of these projects on the world is positive or negative. I believe that we can always make things worse, though. That's why I didn't join a web3 company despite salaries I was offered. And I believe that we have a responsibility working towards a smaller footprint. For what it's worth, I wrote a piece about the topic a few days ago: https://yoric.github.io/post/coding-for-a-finite-world/ https://yoric.github.io/post/coding-for-a-finite-world/ .