I don't know, but I don't think much has been tried (in the grand scheme of things... the internet is still relatively new compared to other long-standing socia

I don't know, but I don't think much has been tried (in the grand scheme of things... the internet is still relatively new compared to other long-standing social institutions). And isn't the entire premise of Hacker News / YCombinator that there are people and companies that can do things in a new / better / more efficient way? Why should that mentality be limited solely to making money?