Ask HN: Plant a Trillion Trees Campaign?
Here&#x27;s an idea to help &quot;viralize&quot; tree planting, especially among younger folks.<p>How about a tree social network? A website&#x2F;app that incentivices the person to plant a tree and adopt it as a pet. The person plants a tree, names it and takes a few photos. A profile is then created.<p>The person can find nearby trees to socialize. Some cute artwork may help engaging people. Snapchat-like filters could be used to &quot;dress up&quot; the tree, further increasing cuteness (and the engagement).<p>People keep score by how many trees they&#x27;ve planted, which gamifies the process.<p>This may sound crazy (and possibly it is) but hey, it may just work.<p>If you (or anyone else) like the idea, I&#x27;d be more than happy to help build it, with the condition that it should be open source. Email is on profile.<p>ETA: Open source condition