Bora M. AlperJan 7

What's the most important problem in the world that one can work on?

https://lemmy.world/post/41282951

What's the most important problem in the world that one can work on? - Lemmy.World

Cross-posting a 2023 Hacker News thread [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34294156]: Everyone has different perspectives and values, so what do you personally think is the most important problem in the world right now? Is it something that one, or a group of early enthusiasts, can work on? The original quote is from Aaron Swartz [http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/productivity]: > Life is short (or so I’m told) so why waste it doing something dumb? It’s easy to start working on something because it’s convenient, but you should always be questioning yourself about it. Is there something more important you can work on? Why don’t you do that instead? Such questions are hard to face up to (eventually, if you follow this rule, you’ll have to ask yourself why you’re not working on the most important problem in the world) but each little step makes you more productive.

Show threadAzzuJan 7
The most important problem is bettering oneself. Aligning your subconscious with your rational mind and making sure that you don’t do stupid human things like greed, pride, jealousy, wrath, etc. Almost everyone thinks they are a “good person” and “don’t do these things” but almost everyone has certain situations that trigger them or behavioral patterns that automatically include them. Identifying those in you and taking steps to mitigate/remove them is the largest impact you can have on the world.
Show threadTubularTittyFrogJan 8
according to whose standards?
Show threadAzzu

I don’t really understand where you’re coming from here or rather what exactly you talk about. You reading, learning and doing athletics is exactly what I meant in my comment, so I think it’s amazing you’re doing those things.

But also yes, I intentionally made this comment because it seems like as you experienced, a lot of people need to do more of it, including your exes.

And the “being subordinate” is also exactly what I meant, they see you being amazing and comparison leads to them feeling bad about themselves, which is obviously your fault /s.

Are you lonely?

Jan 8 at 7:37pmWeb
Show threadTubularTittyFrogJan 9

People do things for social approval. That’s my point. Social approval requires meeting other people’s standards, not your own.

And when your standards are not in synch with the people around you, it’s miserable.