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Ask HN: What's the biggest problem of this world that we need to solve?

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Re: Ask HN: What's the biggest problem of this world that we need to solve?

#7
Where do socks go?!?

There's not just one big problem - there's millions (perhaps billions) of one big problems, depending on who's doing the asking and who's doing the answering. Sure, there are a few common problems that could be solved, but you have to figure out a way to ask the questions about the problems in such a way that the solution will be mutually agreeable to the largest number of people.

Energy, food, war, socks. All of these are big problems (OK, not so much with the socks) that won't be solved with one big solution. By the time you're done breaking them down into solvable units, some wierdo will come along and ask "So, what's the biggest problem?"

Re: Ask HN: What's the biggest problem of this world that we need to solve?

#9
* Incurable diseases

* Mass killings of human beings by other human beings (whatever be the reason, whatever they are called)

* Mismanagement of global food inventory, as mentioned by others

* Inequality between women and men (and others). Existing solutions are not customized for cultures/communities.

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