@sama: i think you&#x27;ve chosen the wrong format to do this. To lower cost of living, i.e. transform the economy is a huge task , that would require much more research effort than a thread.<p>On the other hand , you&#x27;ve got access to an extremely talented and large group of people, and if you steered them towards a group of sub communities all highly focused on working together to find solutions to each of the individual sub problems - than i&#x27;m sure we&#x27;ll see lots of great ideas and insights.<p>That&#x27;s all assuming it&#x27;s possible to build such collaboration. But the goal is so appealing to many , so i think it&#x27;s possible.