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As an aside, I did have one little idea recently that spoke to me: I was thinking it would be nice if there were some sort of media outlet that focused on solu
by aerovistae 10y ago
As an aside, I did have one little idea recently that spoke to me:
I was thinking it would be nice if there were some sort of media outlet that focused on solutions instead of problems.
Imagine a news source where the articles were outlines of plans by people in positions to leverage change, explaining specifically what they want to change and how to do it. Every article would end with links and contact information informing people how they could support a plan that appealed to them: who they could call, where they could donate, where they could show up to voice support, or where they could apply to join.
- aerovistae 10y agoFor example, imagine a town official in charge of roads, explaining why the repairs on a certain local highway on-ramp have been delayed for two years. Imagine all the people in that town finally getting to say, "Ah, this is the guy in charge of that! But if what he says here is true, this isn't his fault! As a constituent, I can call this number to pressure the right person in this specific town agency to remove such-and-such barrier!" This could work for local or national or international issues, I feel. This all occurred to me when I was thinking about why most of the news doesn't seem to make things better, except for occasional major reveals of things that need to be publicized, like Snowden or Theranos.
- analyst74 10y agoThis sounds like a good idea! Not sure how to monetize such thing, but hey, not everything worth doing can generate money.
- aerovistae 10y agoI don't know either.
- gohrt 10y agogood.is claims to do this, but it's actually a junk viral news site. :-(