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Sam finishes by saying that: "the most interesting and successful people I know seem to all have strong ideas about what the future will look like."

If you have your own idea of the world and what the future will look like you will most probably have some ideas on what the world will need to get there.

> what the world needs

For HN its really 1) What are investors willing to contribute to or 2) What are customers willing to pay for.

You're answering the question of "what the world values" not "what the world needs".

Exactly for HN, startups and SV it doesnt matter what the world needs. I mean for marketing purposes it does, but not for the game we play here.

You can interpret the words of 'sama as an invitation to play a different game.

If you've ever enjoyed an ice cold Coca-Cola on a hot summer day, you'd know the world needs refreshment.