Underrated ways to change the world, part II
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- #social-impact
- #entrepreneurship
- #community-building
- Answer an important but unsexy question to make a significant impact, like Donald Shoup did with parking.
- Be a public character in your neighborhood to foster community and provide informal support.
- Create social nucleation sites by being unreasonably attentive to help people form bonds.
- Sell niche products online, like Vidalia onions, to meet specific consumer needs.
- Be an honest broker in industries lacking integrity, such as immigration law or home repair.
- Improve the accuracy of widely cited but poorly sourced statistics.
- Exhibit 'hobbitian courage' by taking small, meaningful risks for reform.
- Streamline bureaucratic systems to reduce unnecessary stress and inefficiency.
- Be good audience to support and elevate artists and performers.
- Acquaint yourself with neighbors to foster a safer, more connected community.