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"We're interested in ways to use the Internet to fix government" That's what Loomio is doing: http://boingboing.net/2014/03/19/loomio-democratic-decision-ma.ht

"We're interested in ways to use the Internet to fix government" That's what Loomio is doing: http://boingboing.net/2014/03/19/loomio-democratic-decision-ma.html http://boingboing.net/2014/03/19/loomio-democratic-decision-... Building infrastructure for citizens to self-govern. Using the internet to enable large-scale decision-making, without the need of large government.

twic 13y ago
Yes! This is heading in the right direction! Whereas, sadly, i was shaking my head at some of this list. How could any person with the faintest clue write both these things: > Healthcare. Healthcare in the United States is badly broken. > Education. If we can fix education, we can eventually do everything else on this list Healthcare in the United States is badly broken because your system of government is a complete mess. The solution is not healthcare startups, or some kind of breakthrough in education, it is to adopt the system every other civilised country on the planet uses, which is to make healthcare as whole a service, not a business. Oh, and how about: > Transportation and housing. About half of all energy is used on transportation We already have trains, trams, buses, and bicycles. These technologies solve the transport problem and are all at least a century old. But the government doesn't build infrastructure for these, it just keeps building physical and financial infrastructure for cars, which are probably the daftest invention in the history of civil transport. Don't get me wrong, cars are fantastic sporting and extreme environment vehicles, but by now it is abundantly clear that they have no place in everyday life. > And housing continues to get more expensive, partially due to difficulties in transportation. But mostly due to the fact that existing homeowners have no financial interest in increasing the supply of housing, but, because of the way the government's power over zoning and eminent domain is beholden to their interests, do have a stranglehold on it. But of course, fixing government is not something you can do with a startup, and it's not something Mr Altman could make much IRR off, so that's not what he's suggested.
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- namenotrequired 13y ago
  "the faintest clue"? "a different opinion" is probably closer to the truth.
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twic 13y ago

Yes! This is heading in the right direction! Whereas, sadly, i was shaking my head at some of this list. How could any person with the faintest clue write both these things: > Healthcare. Healthcare in the United States is badly broken. > Education. If we can fix education, we can eventually do everything else on this list Healthcare in the United States is badly broken because your system of government is a complete mess. The solution is not healthcare startups, or some kind of breakthrough in education, it is to adopt the system every other civilised country on the planet uses, which is to make healthcare as whole a service, not a business. Oh, and how about: > Transportation and housing. About half of all energy is used on transportation We already have trains, trams, buses, and bicycles. These technologies solve the transport problem and are all at least a century old. But the government doesn't build infrastructure for these, it just keeps building physical and financial infrastructure for cars, which are probably the daftest invention in the history of civil transport. Don't get me wrong, cars are fantastic sporting and extreme environment vehicles, but by now it is abundantly clear that they have no place in everyday life. > And housing continues to get more expensive, partially due to difficulties in transportation. But mostly due to the fact that existing homeowners have no financial interest in increasing the supply of housing, but, because of the way the government's power over zoning and eminent domain is beholden to their interests, do have a stranglehold on it. But of course, fixing government is not something you can do with a startup, and it's not something Mr Altman could make much IRR off, so that's not what he's suggested.

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namenotrequired 13y ago
"the faintest clue"? "a different opinion" is probably closer to the truth.
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