[vijayr]

instead of being focused on escaping the rat race

This resonates. How would it work in practice though? Many people want to contribute, but they are stuck as they have to provide for their family.

Also, how do we know what to work on? Someone linked to FSF projects - are there other lists, places we can go to, to find actual tasks/projects to work on? Unless there are incentives (not money/fame, but seeing our efforts put to good use/getting feedback etc) people would lose interest. It would be awesome if we can curate such a list - pharma, food/agriculture, mental health etc. And break down this list into smaller, manageable tasks. I guess many people can find 5-10 hours a week to contribute.

[keyle]

Yeah you get what I meant. There is a disconnect with what we should be doing and the current state of having to provide for our families.

That said, I'm no communist and I'm not advocating that. I just find it sad that we're more rewarding people working on farming other people's holidays photos rather than pushing humanity forward (and no I don't meant going to Mars, although that gave me a kick!).