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by vfinn 2855 days ago
I think we need something like this, but I'm not sure if this is the answer. This type of tree-like Q&A would be good for problem solving, e.g. "How to save the oceans?" -> "How to save the oceans from plastics?" -> "How to harvest the plastics from the oceans?" -> "How to use AI to sort out different plastic types?" (obviously I can't sketch here the multitude of branches I'd like). You know, wiki for problem solving. There would be branches for whether we could burn the plastics, how much energy would it take to burn the plastics, and whether we should ship the plastics eventually to shore and how? Ideally we would have mechanism to reward the best answers, and in the end invite the whole of global community to solve these problems whether it is in terms of economics, chemistry or engineering. Dream on :).
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Thank you so much for that as it is really well thought out and it is so refreshing to find someone instantly "get it"! I would like to personally invite you to create those questions sometime in Quetree and then we can figure out how to invite the whole global community to solve them! But please do keep in touch as it is very valuable to have people aligned with our vision from the very beginning! With help from people like you we hope to reach out to a broader audience and once we do, who better to help run things than those who were there from the start. Thanks again for your valuable input and hope to communicate with you again soon!
Thanks! I thought what I said was pretty trivial, but why I "got it" so quickly was that I had a similar idea myself. Sure, I'd be interested to hear more, at least.