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“Think about how many people enjoy gardening, fishing, carpentry, cooking, and even computer programming just for their own sake. What if that kind of activity could provide for all our needs?”

As someone who programs for fun, I think what everybody needs is a to-do list app, but better than the other ones

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To do:

- find someone to collect my garbage and recycling

- find someone to fix my utilities when broken

- find someone to put out fires - real ones

- make sure there are enough people in those roles

- find ways to make those things seem "fun"

This will sound weird, but I work close to the waste collection industry and there are decent reasons why loading bin vans can be enjoyable:

* Great exercise.

* Builds local knowledge.

* Cameraderie with a tight-knit team.

* Driving trucks and planning routes (assuming role rotation).

Interesting and novel take. Do you think making that would enable you to also make a better distributed note taking system, or do you think you need the distributed note taking system first?

Perhaps we need to make a diagram to decide.

That sounds like a perfect use case for my new collaborative diagramming and whiteboarding app!

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