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That was nicely put - thank you Dang. I couldn't agree more with what you are writing. I always tell myself if I want to solve a problem it should primarily be

That was nicely put - thank you Dang. I couldn't agree more with what you are writing. I always tell myself if I want to solve a problem it should primarily be a problem I face myself. The question becomes what problems do I need solved? Life as a 23 year old university student is so convenient already. Potential minor problems I would want solved: 1. When I have very interesting discussions with someone I wish I had it recorded so I could post/share it online. I am thinking just daily stuff without having to sit in a room together and do a podcast. This can KINDA be solved by livestreaming nonstop but that's far from ideal and does not have mass appeal. 2. A more modern way of finding jobs - I really believe there's a lot of improvements to be made here esp in Denmark. We use Jobindex, LinkedIn and Jobteaser primarily and all services seem ineffective. Probably just a university student problem. Regardless, it does not sound like an interesting problem to solve like the other ones I mentioned above. 3. Speeddating. I don't struggle with going on dates or picking up girls IRL but it would be more fun if you could just click "QUEUE" on your phone and it automatically sets up a blind date - maybe this actually exists already? Sounds so fun.

fakedang 3y ago
If you want my two cents, you're already right about most of the stuff you had mentioned in your first paragraph. The best problems to solve are the ones that you face personally. On your ideas, I would remark that job hunting and online dating are both still very underserved problems, and as you mentioned, vastly inefficient. Dating is an interesting scenario - OkCupid was actually doing very well at solving the problem with a high success rate, before they started regressing their algorithm after their acquisition by Match.com. On the other hand, job hunting will always remain an elusive problem.

fakedang 3y ago

If you want my two cents, you're already right about most of the stuff you had mentioned in your first paragraph. The best problems to solve are the ones that you face personally. On your ideas, I would remark that job hunting and online dating are both still very underserved problems, and as you mentioned, vastly inefficient. Dating is an interesting scenario - OkCupid was actually doing very well at solving the problem with a high success rate, before they started regressing their algorithm after their acquisition by Match.com. On the other hand, job hunting will always remain an elusive problem.