> I guess by definition this whole forum is 1st world problems
Maybe I am misreading this. But I am not sure why you think so. A lot of what goes by "hacking" is common to the first and third worlds. Often it is even more effective in a third world country where a little bit of appropriate technology can have a serious impact on the lives of a lot of people.
OP was whining that he was turning 30 and hadn't had his great artistic breakthrough yet. I was trying to make the comparison that that isn't really a problem compared to mass starvation, refugee camps, etc. In other words, he sees a problem when the solution is, find what you love to do, etc. He's got the tools to do it but just hasn't found a goal yet. Not that there aren't problems discussed here (ycombinator news) that have good tech solutions, like mosquito netting, solar power, water filtration, etc... My point is, his problem is very specifically a 1st world problem.
