Finding problems

Whenever I come across a situation where technology looks like it could help, I like to think I am pretty good at coming up with solutions to help alleviate the problems at hand. The more I learn about family history however, the more I realize how little I know about the problem space and the real issues that make the work difficult. Unsurprisingly, I am beginning to realize there are about a thousand other fields where I am helplessly clueless as well. It is stunning to me how brilliant it is that there are technologist that have interests in almost every field. Technology is transformative, but not in and of itself. Problems that people are passionate about is just as essential as the solution. The fact that someone woke up one day and thought that a computer could help people find their ancestors may seem obvious now, but I would put forth that this realization was as original an idea as Facebook. Realizing this, I feel compelled to go discover, go learn, and then go solve some problems that matter.