Games To Play

... for a Reality Hacker... because Your Politics Are Boring

I'd normally call these Problems To Solve, but I'm trying to be more positive! :) Plus, an interview with Brian Arthur pointed out that thinking in terms of a Problem that needs a Solution is a mechanistic and static way of envisioning a Complex System. Also, while these are all different, There Is But One Infinite Game, but what is The Goal? Does these need to fit into a Worldview Roadmap?

See also Fractally Generative Pattern Language

personal

• Physical Fitness
• psych/Self Improvement: none of your damn business

family

• Educating Kids (was Educating Kids In Nyc) (this may be the best target for any public-benefit activities I want to get involved in)
• Making A Living: have enough money to let The Wife stop working, cover colleges (and maybe Private Schools), bigger apartment, etc.
  • next step up: own a building, do philanthropy, etc.
  • see list of Rich Techies.

local - Nyc Challenges

• nyc taxes
• Educating Kids In Nyc: maybe help local Charter Schools? or improve a TAG?
• tech jobs in NYC: Urban Development, lower Red Tape for Start Ups?

national - USA

• Economic Transition
• Dealing With Terrorism
• too much government interference

global (incl. USA)

• life sucks for way too many people: work on Copenhagen Consensus picks?
  • Climate Change
• the future of Intellectual Property
• Society Design (multiple levels), Open Society, War On The Net
• Evolution

general/meta

• Consumerism/growth
• lack of Values/Morals? The Craft, D And D
• Educating Kids, Educating Adults
• Urban Design
• Over-Specialization, Resilience
• Raising Kids (Two Income Family, no Extended Family, etc.)
• defining a Personal Philosophy, seeking a Meaning Of Life.

companies/groups (Network Economy)

• manage project task lists (Project Management Software)
• tracking issues, decisions, thinking (Collaboration Ware)
• hiring good people (and contractors), avoiding Company Fuckers (Reputation Management)
• making decisions, evaluating options, breaking down ideas into logical flow

Some ways to play - a Grand Challenge needs a Big Lever to Change The World

Public Policy

Innovation, D And D, Huge Invention

Route Around

Civil Society