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Are there SWE or SWE-adjacent roles that make you feel like you're doing something good for the world? Like you're helping and not just slaving away to line a billionaire's pockets, mint a new one, or reinforce the enshitification of the world?
You start your own thing.
Tech, is no longer a capital intensive endeavor. You can pin your costs to your customers and grow at a reasonable pace.
This is how the first bubble started, how Web 2.0 kicked off. Go forth and build something you love.
Looks like it’s not just me looking for this kind of job. But it’s even harder for me because I’m living in China which is a socialism country but more “capitalism” than western countries.
Anyway, small to medium sized businesses that are privately owned and operated by families have a much easier time operating with moral fiber. No commitment to investors. In the US many such businesses import products from the far east.
Best of luck.
At the end of the day, "good for the world" is overblown (see https://youtu.be/B8C5sjjhsso). Most software is boring, but it makes the lives of _some people_ better. If you want to impact a billion lives, chances are someone made a billion on it. Good luck.
Looks like it’s not just me looking for this kind of job. But it’s even harder for me because I’m living in China which is a socialism country but more “capitalism” than western countries.
Money talks. Whatever label you put on it. Anyway, small to medium sized businesses that are privately owned and operated by families have a much easier time operating with moral fiber. No commitment to investors. In the US many such businesses import products from the far east. Best of luck.