Ron H said:
I can help you with the third one. The rest are beyond my capabilities.
Be aware that we don't do homework here. Show us what you've done so far, and we'll provide feedback.
Well that's just about it in a nutshell - it's easier (that's to say, more obvious) to be a critic than to actually do something. I'm not knocking doing something, far from it. Being able to demonstrate what you do, how you do it, and the ultimate effect it has on making the world a better place is less apparent the further away you get from a lie detector project and the closer you get to understanding your place in a global community.
I'm a little surprised at how heavy this discussion became - I thought I was putting forth some light satire and a friendly invitation - but I guess we each have our liberty to take what we want as seriously as we want to, and to express ourselves accordingly. Seeing as there are some people in this world that still don't have that liberty, we ought to put value in ours, and make the best of it.
To work successfully, my third project needs about 6 billion or more people . Do you know where I can get those? Join me in the quiet revolution, brothers. Set aside your hatred, be a model of virtue, and assist those who are least able to help themselves. Isn't that what's happening on this forum (and thousands of others) already? Think about, it's happening already, every time you connect with someone, help someone, pushing the world ever so slightly in the direction you know we all want it to go, towards peace, towards civility. We're much more capable as a collaborative rather than competitive species. It's not about some people taking advantage of handouts, or other people taking advantage of less fortunate people, it's about building a net of people. A neighbourhood, where you don't need to buy a router, because Mr. America's got one to lend you when he wants to borrow your boat, and Mr. Britain will help you roof your house if you give him a hand with his car, and so on. I mean, at what point does the congenial relationship I have with the people on my street have to stop? When I leave the street? The city? The province? My country? You can go to that frontline, but ultimately you have to go with an understanding for peaceful resolution - that's not going to happen if you TP your neighbour's tree because his dog pooped on your lawn. You have to have a clear sense of what you want to accomplish (living well), and how you're going to get it (getting along with the people around you).
That's all I've been able to do so far. Sorry, maybe I'll be a magic-fairy-philanthropic-billionaire in my next life, and sort all the world's problems myself then. Till then, I'll need your help.