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Unless you're the guy who invented fertilizer, you as an individual aren't having a big impact. Just find a place where they respect you and you don't cringe wh
by webwielder2 3y ago
Unless you're the guy who invented fertilizer, you as an individual aren't having a big impact. Just find a place where they respect you and you don't cringe when telling people you work there.
- idw 3y agoAgree. I thought the leverage one was the odd one out - more ego than impact. I think high impact organizations are usually made out of individually low leverage people working together
- drewcoo 3y agoMaybe it's more like recycling. Overall, there's probably a net positive in recycling in awareness alone, regardless of how much "recycled" material just goes to landfills. And it's a way to signal socially to find like-minded people for a "safe" work environment. Instead of trying to avoid "toxic" workplaces, it's some kind of positive attribute to seek out.
- great_psy 3y agoIn an odd twist of faith, the person(Fritz Haber) who’s method is used to get fertilizer, is also invented zyklon b and was used to have a different type of impact.
- DecentRecruiter 3y agoYes. The book is fascinating and heartbreaking: Master Mind: The Rise and Fall of Fritz Haber, the Nobel Laureate Who Launched the Age of Chemical Warfare. "The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
- mewpmewp2 3y agoDepends how you define "big impact". If you influence conversion rate for a product that earns €100 mil per year by 1% you would have impact size of €1 mil/year, which if you made it yourself could impact the World in any number of ways you wanted. €1 mil per year impact is at least to me quite big.