[s3000]

>How often, truly, do you find yourself wanting to link a task in your todo list app to a file in Dropbox

Links are much more useful once notes and todo lists are shared and published. I am surprised that not all tools for thought have standardized on ActivityPub to enable their users to connect each other's notes. People with an account could correct mistakes or link to crucial knowledge that was overlooked.

Like Wikipedia, information would grow "on its own". Important ideas could be identified, information could be collected until it is enough for further steps.

Zettelkasten is great for one person but that's for prolific people who process a massive amount of information. With the internet, a group of average people can turn into a genius by collectively collecting information and turning it into a useful form.

[deafpolygon]

> I am surprised that not all tools for thought have standardized on ActivityPub to enable their users to connect each other's notes.

Because most of my notes, and to-do lists are private. I don't want them to be shared, just available to me.

[s3000]

The printing press made it easy to quickly share finished thoughts, boosting science and bringing the industrial revolution. There should be an equal opportunity for progress when we start sharing unfinished thoughts.

What could change our attitude about privacy? We share code, but only good looking code. We share thoughts, but only finished articles and good looking tweets. This inhibits collaboration on the most difficult part of creating ideas.

AI like ChatGPT can become supportive. But why wait for a technical solution if a social solution is possible? What's better than a to-do list which is resolved or made easy because others just happen to have the necessary resources available?