I don't care for the idea that HN or programmers or engineers or doctors or NASA or any particular subset is home to "the smartest problem solving minds". I've

I don't care for the idea that HN or programmers or engineers or doctors or NASA or any particular subset is home to "the smartest problem solving minds". I've met smart and creative problem solvers in all fields. People tend to solve problems with the tools of their field, and it's telling that your first idea was "a startup opportunity". Really? Our solution for homelessness should also make a profit? We're going to bring our neighbors out of poverty by earning a buck in the process? Where does this money come from? First, start by "doing things that don't scale": solve homelessness for one person. Then do it for 2, 5, and 10. My impression is that, like many human problems, a real solution might never scale.