Cav's Place

I recently stumbled upon a site called Idopia. Yes, I know the choice of name is poor. The goal was something that expressed “utopia of ideas” and I think Itopia, Idetopia or Idepia would have done that far better, Idopia sounding more like “utopia of idiots”, but don’t let that stop you from paying them a visit. It’s founded by a couple of Google employees and, despite being in early beta stages, it shows great potential.
When I first saw it, I wondered how come nobody thought about this so far? A way for people to express their ideas about the world, be them good or bad, see what support or opposition they get on them from others and discuss possible outcomes. People can also form groups (called “bunches”), which others can also support or oppose, and members themselves can be supported or challenged by others.
They say they aim further, not stopping at letting people put their ideas out there, but looking for ways to help those who discover that they have common goals work together towards achieving them. I wonder how they plan to do that, but hope they’ll find a way, because it truly is a great concept.

So pay them a visit, see what the few members it currently has have to say, and speak your mind. And help them out if you can, they’re looking for bug reports and development ideas. The only requirements are to correctly answer two of the three simple questions the GateKeeper will ask you, and to be open for discussion, because it’s almost certain that at least one person will oppose anything you have to say.
Who knows, it might just work, if enough people will join and strive to make it work, and the world certainly needs a lot of thoughtful people. It will be interesting to see where will it be a few years down the line.