Social problems are both about the huge levers of society and government as well as a situation where poverty becomes a "death by a thousand cuts". I agree with

Social problems are both about the huge levers of society and government as well as a situation where poverty becomes a "death by a thousand cuts". I agree with you: the huge levers of social policy and economics make a huge difference in peoples lives. They are truly important issues, and there are plenty of organizations focusing on those problems. On the other side, though, the thousand cuts are real and maybe we can figure out some way to help solve a few of them. A great example of a simple tech solution that has hugely beneficial outcomes is text4baby https://www.text4baby.org/ https://www.text4baby.org/ When you go for your first pre-natal care visit, you signup with your baby's due date and it sends simple reminders at the right time about what you should be doing to ensure your baby is as healthy as it can be. Things like reminders for checkups, folic acid, diet, etc. Super simple app, huge results. I think that there are other problems out there that technology can help address. Certainly not ALL the problems, and probably not the systemic socio-political problems, but some. Why not try?