Re:Ask HN: Double the income of 10 million people? (Hult Prize)
by bigquestion on Saturday November 21, 2015 @04:58PM
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To increase the efficiency of many people working in diverse domains, probably a '1-size-fits-all' solution would be hard to find.
So something generic - one idea is, generally getting mentored by someone more experienced than you increases your efficiency/helps your career. (Mostly) everybody could use a guide/mentor, either for careers or personal lives. It could be a sort of referral program - to get access to a mentor older than you, you have to mentor someone younger than you.
Re:Ask HN: Double the income of 10 million people? (Hult Prize)
by insoluble on Saturday November 21, 2015 @11:05PM
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Certain healthcare innovations could in theory increase efficiency quite a bit for many people across various domains. Only if there were a way to make people smarter. Perhaps computer-brain interfaces could improve efficiency in some areas. Nevertheless, most improvements in efficiency from an innovation would be in a specific set of domains.
Aside from improved efficiency, the idea of giving unemployed persons fair jobs is also a worthwhile consideration. An innovation that allowed disabled persons to work more effectively is another idea. The main reason I focus on efficiency here is because, at least when not monopolised, it is virtually guaranteed to improve the quality of life for humans as a whole. Simply doubling someone's income does not have a guaranteed positive effect on society.