My friends and family think my idea is crazy. Want to gather more opinions

The experience would flow something like this: I type in a search query. I hit enter. I see a loading view that says 'Finding the right person.' In the background, the server is matching the search request against all of the profiles it finds relevant. Once a match is found, I'm taken to a chat view, where I'm able to message the other person in real-time. I can then ask more follow-up questions, and they can ask questions back to understand my context. Once the conversation is over, I see a rating view where I can rate the other person from 1-5 stars, and they do the same for me.

Whenever I tell a family member or close friend that I want to build this, they look at me, their eyes squint, and they say either, 'What? Why?' or 'Doesn't Google do search?'

Am I crazy? Or do they not see how powerful this could be?

When I search I either want close-to-instant knowledge that I need (for simple info), or an archived discussion (for more complex).

The problem I see with this service is the speed of it. In the time it would take me to ask a question, get matched with someone, start a conversation, answer follow up questions, and (maybe) reach an answer - I could have searched multiple pages of Google/stackoverflow/quora results.

Also there is no guarantee that the person who is answering is knowledgeable and not trolling. At least with standard search you have a wealth of information (results) to compare against.

Essentially, as the platform grows we mint new tokens. The more you contribute to the growth of the platform through doing an awesome job fulfilling search requests, the more of these tokens you earn.

To the speed point, we would have an incentive structure that would facilitate the fastest possible responses.

And to the trolling point, to become a 'partner' on the platform it wouldn't just be a simple sign-up form-- there would be a peer-to-peer interviewing system. Say you were an expert on ketogenic diets and wanted to join the platform. In order to do so, you would have to be interviewed by someone already on the platform as a keto partner.