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At the bottom, where need is greatest, they may be underserved because they have so little money. I'd love to see the entrepreneurship engine better incented to
by canadaduane 10y ago
At the bottom, where need is greatest, they may be underserved because they have so little money. I'd love to see the entrepreneurship engine better incented to search for solutions in such a space. I see universal basic income as a worthy pursuit for this reason (among others)--universally distributing an incentive to solve the problems of the bottom 20% would work wonders.
- Retra 10y agoI've probably seen like 40 "boil water with sunlight" inventions over the last decade, each of which is claiming to revolutionize the lifestyle of poor Africans. ...Which is great, I guess, but nobody with money is buying them. And the fact that I've seen so many of these tells me more that people are really trying to sell something to me: the idea that I can feel good about myself by donating money to Joe Rando USA with a pot and some bubble wrap.
- eitland 10y agoWoman in sibling company to where I work sell efficient wood stoves by the container: http://www.primestoves.com/ http://www.primestoves.com/ They are very well received, saves fuel (and thereby CO2) and gives cleaner air indoors. And, yes: people with money are buying them.