just exploratory ideas. see path dependence and network effects.

see also representational reasoning: standards and units

• teach critical thinking, logic, and ethics early and repeatedly; understand what an argument is.
• include political system and major laws in curricula; people cannot appreciate governance without knowing its complexity.
• avoid rote memorisation without understanding.
• limit strict or pointless school rules ("no stupid rules").
• revisit topics after a few years to apply earlier knowledge.
• teach life skills; distinguish mathematics from mental arithmetic.
• avoid overreliance on group work; unbalanced contribution is common.
• teach phonetics, the ipa, and offer sign language courses.
• provide good lessons instead of heavy homework; people need free time.

• simplify email protocols; encrypted communication remains too hard.
• update keyboards; many keys unused, layouts inefficient (promote colemak over qwerty).

programming:

• write modular code; provide libraries, licences, documentation, and source.
• avoid software patents; shorten copyright terms to allow innovation.
• provide multiple interfaces (libraries, http, cli).

file formats:

• bz2 -> xz/zstd, for compression.
• wav -> au, for simplicity.
• mp3/aac -> vorbis, for free, efficient audio.
• ape/aiff -> wav/flac for lossless storage.

alternatives:

• fastcgi -> scgi, for simplicity and performance
• big-endian -> little-endian, for byte order.
• upstart -> systemd

• include rationales in laws; improves understanding and evaluation.
• simplify laws; remove unnecessary complexity (e.g., tax code).
• regulate externalities where markets fail.
• make laws machine-readable for analysis.
• maintain and improve governmental structures; political science should actively refine systems.

• do not make degrees a hard hiring requirement; they filter for school adaptation, not capability.
• encourage worker cooperatives or limit salary ratios so all benefit from profits.
• avoid work requiring >50% of waking hours.

• reduce eu cross-border package prices; current ~€14 to neighbouring countries is prohibitive.
• consider a federalised eu with limited cross-border powers for efficiency and unity, but beware large-scale misgovernance.

• prefer renewable energy; coal plants are deadly.
• save water; freshwater is scarce.
• adopt powder-based meal replacements: quick, nutritious, storable for months, long shelf-life, resource-efficient, less animal farming.
• support veganism: reduces suffering, water use, land use, emissions.

• build cheap, small, well-managed apartments; many countries restrict small dwellings unnecessarily.
• offer quietness guarantees in rental contracts.
• support neighbourhood communities via online tools to address shared issues without forcing deep social bonds.

• remove weekend concept; increase minimum vacation days accordingly.
• allow reduced-hour work weeks; consider universal basic income with safeguards.
• address overpopulation risks to democracy, dignity, and quality of life.
• reduce noise pollution from bells and calls; religious freedom should not override public peace.
• give downloadable files descriptive names; use reflowable, customisable formats for academic publications.
• promote intellectualism in mainstream media.

• ethical banks exist. generic banks may invest in harmful industries.