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I would love to spend an hour a week reading a newsletter about what's going on in the world. Especially if it lets me ignore the hype and advertising-led news cycle.
Retire, duh.
Personally, something that would really help me, is that I make very irrational stupid decisions and waste time. I would like to create some piece of software that prevents that. Something that prompts me, with messages like "What should you be doing?" or helps me make decisions.
Also, I would like it if it presented news articles that are not obviously biased, and then you have a quiz that asks questions about if you know what the bias was, or if the conclusion of the article was correct.
A million dollars is not a lot but applied well, it can reshape a life.
Unify mobile and desktop. Mobile hardware can run loads that required actual desktops 5-10 years in the past. For everyday use, especially office and productivity work, mobile hardware goes beyond capable. But it's limited by the handicapped mobile platforms, who are nothing more than ad clients. All it takes is to create an open (as in user has full access, no limits), responsive platform and current status quo will…
Unfortunately desktops seem to be going the same way.
There are a few linux phone and tablet projects, eg pinephone.
Retire, duh.
With only a million dollars? At what age, in what country/state, and at what withdrawal rate? "Experts" in the US often say about 20 years at a $40,000/yr withdrawal rate. Withdraw more, or enter a recession, or require more time, and a million dollars isn't enough.