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This seems like a good time to remind everyone that there's a known method for reducing human misery you can do right now. http://www.givewell.org/charities/to
by jaibot 13y ago
This seems like a good time to remind everyone that there's a known method for reducing human misery you can do right now.
http://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities http://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities
Give some money. This won't help the person on your doorstep, but it is probably the best way to convert money into well being. And you can look yourself in the mirror and say that even though the world is quite fucked up, you are doing _something_ about it.
- misc_closet 13y agoWhat about using entrepreneurial skills, website design, and internet marketing knowledge like SEO to engage in the political process? What if Silicon Valley, instead of always lobbying for corporate perks, lobbied for a civilized society and lobbied the government to take care of the underprivileged? So many people are saying they're powerless to do anything... yet they have a plethora of useful skills that could be employed to create political change. They have money. They have time. They have language skills and influence. If tech people worked together to create a Star Trek like society, starting in SV, it could be done. The first step would be marketing a plan, attracting allies, and counteracting the Ayn Rand corporate fascist propaganda that has flooded the internet and pop culture.
- kpennell 13y agothanks for posting this.