But it&#x27;s not &quot;Other People&#x27;s Problems&quot;. No idealistic 22 year old is trying to solve the deflationary environment in Japan.<p>The problems that are [potentially] open to solution are where post-scarcity economies don&#x27;t exist. The problem is literally scarcity of resources; by getting more stuff you raise the standard of living. To complicate this basic proposition into a hand wringing essay on Medium is to itself go all non-profit hipster, just one meta level up from the humanitarian tinderiste.<p>Here&#x27;s a simple test to see if your able to focus on resource scarcity problems: Do you think gun reform in the US is a good analogy to your charity&#x27;s mission?