What can a technologist do about climate change
From an essay by Bret Victor (@worrydream), on how the tech community "can contribute to tech and/or policy solutions," and why this is important —
You cannot calibrate your sense of what’s valuable and necessary to the current fashions in your field.
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Climate change is the problem of our time. It’s everyone’s problem, but it’s our responsibility — as people with the incomparable leverage of being able to work magic through technology.
Read the full essay here. It's excellent. I don't mean to say that there aren't other problems worth your time, but the general state of the tech community suggests we don't value our time or energy highly enough.