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more accurately, running out of solvable problems

It's time for another innovation unlocking to occur. Someone needs to build a platform that does what the internet did for software, but apply that platform to the world of hardware and the real world.

I still need a robot to clean up my kitchen and put the kid to sleep.

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You mean something like a web of value vs the web of information we have currently?

Where we can meld physical properties with digital and interact in both worlds seamlessly through AR.

In order to do that we would some sort of immutable database where many parties can come to a consensus on its values...

Well, i was think more along the lines of reducing barries to the point where anyone can create a real product. For instance, anybody with basic coding skills can create a website or social network. Imagine if anyone with some basic programming skills could build a house, a new car, a form of transportation, a cheaper form of medical insurance, a new robot, etc. We'd see an explosion of new innovation, that really would benefit society. As it stands right now, all the above requires enormous amounts of legal knowledge because even if you had the hardware/AI skills to do it, it's illegal and politically insurmountable.

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