On privilege and moral duty

Maik Hoepfel

superpowers

• massive dating sites can be run by 7 people
• we can build systems to help find people after earthquakes

Powers can make a lot of money our skills are in high demand

so we have perks and privileges, eg

• a week of time for a conference
• free lunch
• no dress code
• and high pay - top 10% of income

We are part of the 1%

competition for employees

• we don’t ask for 4 day week (eg for family)
• ask for more money
• ask for home days
• no one will be offended by reasonable requests

For the last 4 years, I worked 2 days a week for paycheck. Tried starting business, travelled, worked on motor bikes, been there for family, ...

Work lots if you want to - don’t let your legacy be a ticket website.

Our world still needs plenty of work - privacy, gay rights, sexism in our industry ...

We need tools to fix the world, and we have skills to build those tools.