edw519 is right - software as a field offers tremendous opportunities to create a positive impact on society. If you're not doing that, consider getting another job (it's not as if it's hard right now).
I've been in-industry for 3 years, and in that short time I have written software that:
- substantially reduced plastics, paper, and metal usage in packaging for the largest e-tailer on the planet.
- decreased fuel usage for shipments coming from said e-tailer.
- made air travel better by letting travelers know about delays, cancellations, and last-minute changes before the airlines even know about them. I even help them pick better seats on their flights.
- help people go on more fulfilling, more interesting dates.
I look forward to doing a hell of a lot more than that.
If you don't feel like your work matters, and you don't feel like you have impact on the world, do something else. Software is wonderful in that way.
I've been in-industry for 3 years, and in that short time I have written software that:
- substantially reduced plastics, paper, and metal usage in packaging for the largest e-tailer on the planet.
- decreased fuel usage for shipments coming from said e-tailer.
- made air travel better by letting travelers know about delays, cancellations, and last-minute changes before the airlines even know about them. I even help them pick better seats on their flights.
- help people go on more fulfilling, more interesting dates.
I look forward to doing a hell of a lot more than that.
If you don't feel like your work matters, and you don't feel like you have impact on the world, do something else. Software is wonderful in that way.