Here I was naively thinking the top answer would be "talk to your friends, and if you don't many work on building that out". But the top answers seems to be cha

Here I was naively thinking the top answer would be "talk to your friends, and if you don't many work on building that out". But the top answers seems to be chatGPT and 4chan. My solution to this has always been to have some real human friends interested in the same things I am, and when I have a crazy idea bounce it off them over coffee/beer (virtual or in person). If you don't have any friends like this, I highly recommend building out a group of them. Most people with similar interests to you are surprisingly open to a call just to chat about a topic of mutual interest. I've found that an hour long chat with a real person who is deeply engaged in the topic will almost always leave you with new insights and perspectives. Internet conversations tend to be less fruitful in my experience.