I think I basically agree with you here. I don’t have much to say by way of positive proposals, but maybe this blog post is helpful: http://mindingourway.com/the-value-of-a-life/ Basically, the value of a life should be measured in stars (or something even bigger!), even though the price of a life should be measured in dollars or work-hours. Thus if you do something impactful but less-than-maximally impactful, you should still feel proud, because e.g. the life you contributed to saving is immensely, astronomically valuable.
I think I basically agree with you here. I don’t have much to say by way of positive proposals, but maybe this blog post is helpful: http://mindingourway.com/the-value-of-a-life/ Basically, the value of a life should be measured in stars (or something even bigger!), even though the price of a life should be measured in dollars or work-hours. Thus if you do something impactful but less-than-maximally impactful, you should still feel proud, because e.g. the life you contributed to saving is immensely, astronomically valuable.