Systemic problems like this are the hardest to solve. The process of improving the state of public knowledge suffers from the free rider problem, where you can

Systemic problems like this are the hardest to solve. The process of improving the state of public knowledge suffers from the free rider problem, where you can sit back, do nothing and let others work on it, and yet enjoy all the benefits of the improvement that work brought about. These problems are too big for any single person's contribution to make a meaningful impact in solving, so it is in no individual's self-interest to contribute instead of free ride on other people's contributions.