[icelancer]

"Why work on this burning city when this earthquake-ridden city is in shambles!"

a) There's no obligation to work on earthquake-ridden cities over any other issue.

b) Mythical Man Month problem; firefighters might be good at extinguishing flame but not repairing earthquake issues, and there's only so many civil engineers to go around.

c) Your comment is proof that no good deed goes unpunished.

[TheAdamAndChe]

d) YC is fantastic and produces results, but a startup accelerator probably doesn't have a viable pathway to reduce economic disparities. Those will probably need to be addressed through political means.