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Ask HN: What problem would you pay $5M to solve?

I have come to a conclusion that solving easy problems is rather boring, but hard problems worth solving should also come with a reward worth the effort, otherwise the incentives are not aligned.

What problems do you have or have seen at work or otherwise that don't have a straight-forward solution, but would benefit the world/co if they were done?

( 3 comments | 2 points | on HN )
Re:Ask HN: What problem would you pay $5M to solve? by togusa2017 on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @06:09PM (#16269946)
Cache expiry time ? I guess it won't take $5M. But in my mind it's virtually impossible for me to determine what it should be
Re:Ask HN: What problem would you pay $5M to solve? by pizzaknife on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @08:25AM (#16273614)
'last mile' municipal water quality valuations provided free of charge to the residents in said water districts, values provided daily (POC) and eventually more real time
Re:Ask HN: What problem would you pay $5M to solve? by rsbartram on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @02:47PM (#16268349)
Addiction