On: Not A Waste

[loganfrederick]

"My father is a doctor, and his lifetime number of "customers" is probably a lot lower than a largeish web app serving some good purpose, but I wouldn't call it a wasted life."

I would disagree. Doctors help save and improve people's lives. Those people then go on to continue to impact people. Doctors most certainly help "countless others" :)

[scott_s → loganfrederick]

I think that was jraines's point: if you're going to be reductive about how you measure impact, your conclusions are going to be silly.