[moocow01]

If only life was so simple. Most problems are not so one-dimensional. Problems in life are typically not math problems - they usually are complex situations with multiple solutions that have numerous impacts with degrees of good and bad.

For example, we would all like our roads well paved at all times but you'd also have to take into consideration the environmental impacts of upping the frequency of putting tar on all of our roads across society. On top of it you'd most likely have higher incidences of road worker deaths. etc. etc.

I'd agree that we need more people attempting to solve problems and that there are many things that could be vastly improved -- but I think the dynamics of true social problems are somewhat misrepresented in the article.

[gaius]

Problems in life are typically not math problems - they usually are complex situations with multiple solutions that have numerous impacts with degrees of good and bad.

Like maths problems.