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Except, it's not true regardless, that's the whole point of the criticisms. First, we're not all shipwrecked, and I don't think trying to solve problems for th
by vitovito 14y ago
Except, it's not true regardless, that's the whole point of the criticisms.
First, we're not all shipwrecked, and I don't think trying to solve problems for those who are is going to be a valuable enterprise in the long term.
Second, the criticisms specifically circle around both an egocentric and ethnocentric view of psychology which has not borne out in testing. Different cultures in different contexts prioritize things differently.
- byoung2 14y agos/shipwrecked/third world/ The original poster specifically mentioned that he was looking for problems to raise the standard of living: I would consider any difficult yet solvable (in the near future) problem - that upon solving would ultimately raise some standard of living - to fall into the "important problem" category In that context, a startup that made a device that could desalinize water cheaply would be solving an important problem. A startup that helped me share files between my phone and computer would not, though it would probably be more profitable.