RE: Imagine a society that rewards you for sharing everything that you learn
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I feel that the world is moving in this direction regardless, even on centralized websites like YouTube there is an economy that incentivizes people to share cool ideas.
Technically, you could start a Kickstarter and promote it via said YouTube, for example. A crowd-funded investment.
Hell, even on Facebook I found myself supporting Kickstarter campaigns which were essentially "we have a cool idea and the willing means to do it. Who is willing to give us financial support?" (by essentially preordering the product)
On the other hand, there is a lack of "I have a great idea, but don't have the time or energy to truly develop it. Who wants to take the mantle?".
Then again - are great ideas ever "just" great ideas? I feel like coming up with the great idea is maybe 10% of the actual work, if not less.
E.G. Lots of people have thought about delivery drones, flying cars, jet-packs. Making them a reality is more of a problem
I think the biggest disconnect was having the resources or finding people with the resources who would be willing to help. Even if some people can fund cool projects, the fact is that only a tiny fraction of the economy works like this, where resources flow to where the ideas are. It's definitely trending in that direction though. I feel like youtbe and kickstarter and patreon and fb were the first step and crypto will be the second step which makes a big part of the economy where it'll be much easier to find people with those resources or gather them yourself. :-D
Absolutely! The tools are already there, albeit sometimes a little shaky and awkward for the layman to use and trust, especially crypto.
Now we just need to get mass adoption. Part of which I think is just - supporting such projects and publicly announcing that it "just works". Some people might get curious enough to give it a try!
I'm an example of this: I've avoided using crypto due to skepticism, @apshamilton talked to me about this platform (& Hive and crypto.. but I digress), it peak'd my interest (couldn't resist the pun), so now I'm a scroller/commenter and once I get a solid idea of what I want to write, I'll do that too. All because of one engaging conversation!
On another note (brainstorming in my lonesome here) - this issue reminds me a lot of the 'mom and pop business' vs large retail stores.
There are 2 bike shops in my city - one is a large chain store and the other is a family-run business.
The former works slow, the workers don't really care, you get a note and you don't even know how much the repairs will cost (or what they will be) until they call you back. Then you wait another day or two for them to actually fix it (+ sometimes they lack the equipment needed). On top of it all, it's quite costly.
The latter fixes you up on the spot (so far I've never heard "we'll keep the bike overnight"), always has all the materials needed and I truly believe that they care that you come out satisfied. Plus, they're cheaper.
It seems to be a no-brainer which one is better, but I'm almost certain that the chain store is making lots more profits than the small store. Consumers aren't objective, so until their behavior changes - the market won't.