Crowdfunding could spark a culture shift. Right now much of society is uninspired and doesn't think about building things or making things better because they k

Crowdfunding could spark a culture shift. Right now much of society is uninspired and doesn't think about building things or making things better because they know they have little chance of getting the funding needed to make their ideas happen.  Making crowdfunding available to the masses could inspire a culture of possibilities that leads to more ideas and hard work from people whom would normally be watching TV or playing video games.  And this cultural shift could reach beyond entrepreneurship. Joseph de Maistre said, "In a Democracy, people get the government they deserve". Right now many of us are frustrated with the political spectacle. But the media is simply giving the public what it wants -- entertaining candidates, not the best and the brightest (http://www.quora.com/Why-are-Americans-so-fond-of-presidential-candidates-who-are-crazy-uneducated-and-have-performed-poorly-in-other-jobs http://www.quora.com/Why-are-Americans-so-fond-of-presidenti...). In a 1996 Wired Magazine interview, Steve Jobs said: "When you're young, you look at television and think, there's a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that's not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That's a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can shoot the bastards! We can have a revolution! But the networks are really in business to give people what they want. It's the truth." Inspiring a widespread culture of ideas could lead to a mindset where people care more about truth and the purity of ideas than entertainment. Crowdfunding could change our culture, change our values, and change the world.