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How can we reduce the cost of food sustenance by an order of magnitude? How could this challenge be applied to a town, city, region, or type of citizen? How ca

How can we reduce the cost of food sustenance by an order of magnitude? How could this challenge be applied to a town, city, region, or type of citizen? How can city-threatening wildfires be prevented? Malibu, Paradise, Chico, Santa Rosa, Thomas - and now how can these areas of desolation be stewarded back into a vibrant state? It could be possible to prevent the devastating mudslides some of these areas have now experienced. My ideas around these questions have me imagining things that may require new systems of economy, agreement & responsibility. I look at our wild spaces, and I see messes of tangled bush. Can we manicure these lands in a way that encourages more vibrant growth of native species while creating natural fire blocks? What if these areas could also begin becoming food sources, helping with that first question I posed? As it is now, most any ravine around my town is clogged with deadfall and could make for a city-razing fire in the worst of cases. Fixing this manually would be a massive effort, but what if we could set tens of thousands of people to task at it, while sheltering, feeding, caring for and educating them? If we can empower a much greater portion of our population to have these basic needs met, we may be setting free a number of great minds to pursue helping advance the state of our consciousness. With the changes to jobs availability, we should embrace novel new ways to 'make a living'. The rules that have brought us this far are great. We're capable of improving upon them. Can we create simulation games that would help us ponder these questions better? There are so many variables at play, this should be the next MMORPG fad. How else can we tinker with new ideas around massive human efforts? How about we collaborate on sending money and resources towards robotics clubs, maker spaces, and other groups that obviously try to push the envelope of what's real?

hhs 8y ago
These are deep, important questions. I wonder how people will go about fixing the problems of food sustenance and wildfires in the years to come. Will we innovate incrementally or through big ideas? When I was reading through your points, my mind popped up with the industries built in the 19th century. For instance, the steel business industry innovated itself to be inexpensive (e.g., via Bessemer Process), to generate not only jobs but also interesting economies. Though, there are also positive and negative externalities to think about with all this stuff. I totally agree, pushing the envelope with real ideas is key.

hhs 8y ago

These are deep, important questions. I wonder how people will go about fixing the problems of food sustenance and wildfires in the years to come. Will we innovate incrementally or through big ideas? When I was reading through your points, my mind popped up with the industries built in the 19th century. For instance, the steel business industry innovated itself to be inexpensive (e.g., via Bessemer Process), to generate not only jobs but also interesting economies. Though, there are also positive and negative externalities to think about with all this stuff. I totally agree, pushing the envelope with real ideas is key.