> a modified Vickrey auction So, fund people based on github stars. I could think of worse solutions, honestly! Oh, something else I remembered: Princeton's I

> a modified Vickrey auction So, fund people based on github stars. I could think of worse solutions, honestly! Oh, something else I remembered: Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study! This is an interesting idea. Basically they tell a scientist "You've changed human history, the least we can do is give you an income for the rest of your life that has no strings attached. You can teach, or not, research, or not." It would be cool if each of FAANG had one, or they pooled together to make one, or had a virtual distributed version. "Dear Fabrice Bellard, we will be depositing 10k euros a month into your account until you die. Yours, Google."