[imoverclocked]

It may not be the country but the group of people you happen to find yourself in. I've known people (and groups of people) like that in the US and I'm sure you can find people like that anywhere. IMHO: the trick may be to find people who align with your idea of "better" as well as their want to make the world that way.

For me, the hard part is defining "better place" because I only have my own perspective to know what is "better." An example: I hate car noise, especially at home. I would love to see silent transportation everywhere, especially cities. There are even studies to back up reducing noise pollution for the greater good. However, for some people, having a loud car (or bike) is the best thing they can imagine. Some other people like the ability to have a loud vehicle without actually having one. A "better place" is directly contradictory between our world-views... and that's just one dimension of a place.

[ahmedhosssam]

Yeah actually I'm living among a not-good group of people, and that's a problem with the place, city, and culture. But I'm still waiting to graduate to start figuring out what is a "better place" at least for me.

But I think reaching a "better place" is the result of the contribution of many people, and everyone should contribute with anything he/she can. For me I can contribute by solving some problems with software, and I think there are plenty of problems that we can solve with software, we just have to make getting money a second priority after making something really useful, and money will come after.

[imoverclocked]

> everyone should contribute with anything he/she can.

Just be careful to not over-extend yourself. If you do believe in doing good and you compromise yourself to help others, you are compromising a force for good.