On "changing the world"
Yesterday, while reading the comments of a post about 2048 success[0], a really interesting debate about whether software can "change the world" or not, and the mere meaning of "changing the world".
My opinion is very anti-deterministic, I think that with every action we perform (even the most meaningless one), we change the world for ever, because without that action the world wouldn't have been the same. And this could apply to software in the same way.
Would love to read your opinion.
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7704800
Comments
I kind like some's post about "touched the world". I think Google and search engines made the world a little more efficient. I think facebook made the world little more connected to friends you don't talk with as much. I think technology has enabled people to do more with less.