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Anecdotally, those that are leading these investments and innovations are aggressive about it.
Energy cost is probably the single biggest obstacle for the technology I mentioned above. Renewable energy is changing this.
Most plastics will soon be a part of an efficient closed loop system. Regulations are driving some of this. However, the real driver is that these systems are incredibly profitable, and serve risk and resource management priorities as well.
I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon and others started accepting plastics and paper returns. Their consumption is massive and they already have a logistics closed loop in place.
Plastics are an incredible innovation and a valuable resource. Misinformation about their recyclability is a threat to their stewardship.
https://singularityhub.com/2019/10/03/deep-learning-networks...
You have both done well to articulate that it doesn't feel right, but do you have any actual proof against the value of recycling? And I don't mean trade-offs, I acknowledge recycling isn't perfect, but there are plenty of statistics that prove it is worthwhile.
Societal mismanagement has turned plastic in to an environmental disaster/burden. We have only ourselves to blame, not "demon materials".
Recycling is an important tool in material management in a global context. It is not "the solution" and it is not misinformation, or a conspiracy perpetuated by the packaging industry or the plastics industry, or anyone else.
Society was not prepared for the growth or complexities of plastic waste. However, we are perfectly capable of innovating through and out of the current circumstances. This is particularly true as renewable energy becomes more accessible and less expensive. Technologies such as depolymerization, pyrolysis and anaerobic digestion are all viable, scalable and in practice to varying degrees. Waste to energy or incineration has a long way to go, but it may prove to be worthwhile through further innovation. I've previously posted about carbon capture as well, which could work on it's own or with processes mentioned above.
It appears to me that the Precious Plastic people are doing good work. I don't think it's fair to diminish or dismiss that good work because we have collectively created a less than optimal system for resource management.
The Token Effect, by Ramon Recuero (http://blog.ycombinator.com/the-token-effect/) does a good job of emphasizing the role of a network and how value is aligned. From the blog post:
"Fairness is defined by rewarding good actors monetarily for contributing value to the network."
"Tokens allow decentralized protocols to capture the value of the network."
"In summary, tokens coordinate efforts in the network and motivate responsible participation."
The hype of ICOs has been focused on tokenizing everything, which doesn't necessarily create value. Going forward, I expect the emphasis to shift from tokenizing everything to creating networks out of everything, and tokenizing those networks. However, I also expect we will require numerous, obvious, practical examples (e.g. failures) before the community refocuses on networks as the source of value and tokens as yet another tool.
From my perspective the work could be done remotely, full-time, part-time, on the side, essentially whatever you like. This will likely vary depending on the role and the work being done. As would the amount of coin.
The advantage of coin in lieu of equity, at least in this context, is that the participants I am seeking input from could/would be fully cashed out much sooner than in a typical equity stake.
Additionally, the point of asking the question was to initiate a conversation with people that consider this an option for themselves. It really comes down to the success of the ICO event. So, good work could be rewarded handsomely on a very short timeline. Of course, this is not without risk, and the reason I am seeking input.
Ask HN: Who is willing to work for coin? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14776408
This is broadly true for any area of study.
Intern if you can do it to understand how and why things work the way they do.
Join clubs or start a new one. The ability to organize people and communicate well is generally useful.
Identify the needs of family members, friends or anyone and create something useful for them. Give it to them for free.