Inspired by this comment on NYT.
Alternatively stated: Will a Manifold user make a significant contribution to the defeat of a major social issue by 2030?
As this market is subjective and because I am a narcissistic tech nerd, I will not make any bets. But I believe in you guys!
Let's bet against narcissistic nerds, in the Valhalla of narcissistic nerds!
There isn’t any one sized fits all solution for social ills, broadly speaking, so it depends on what the “social ills” are, and whether they are amendable to a technical solution.
Of course, one could argue that the problem of social ills might well have no solution, technical or otherwise, particularly as new problems are always going to emerge regardless of what new technologies or social policies we implement…
Don't know if he's attended any orgies, but for some evidence in favour of solving social ills, we've got @LarsDoucet literally writing books and founding startups centred around tax reform.