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Dominic Ohai's avatar

Came into this post thinking about how monumentally dumb this idea was. Your arguments made it less dumb. There’s a chance, albeit small, that this works. Your mind is beautiful, thanks for sharing.

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No Dumb Ideas's avatar

That is the highest complement for this newsletter! There are no dumb ideas (although I will continue to test the boundaries)

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Sarah's avatar

I don't know how you think of this stuff every week but I love it

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Darreby Ambler's avatar

"Want to take a sabbatical or try a new job out? Rent out your existing one while you go see if you have what it takes to be a musician.” Love this! Can we go even bigger? Job swaps set up like Vacation Home Exchange - I’ll try being a vintner in Western Australia while my counterpart tries her hand at my financial arbitrage job in NYC….

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MississippiMind's avatar

Follow-up product: insurance for when your job tenant fucks everything up

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roreadsrandomly's avatar

This is something I could never even conceive of. Kudos to you for thinking about it. But it would need a dramatic change in society, economy and political structures.

Which is why I believe its a long way off.

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MississippiMind's avatar

Can I pay someone to take my job from me please?

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Helen Esberg's avatar

It's brilliant how you come up with these ideas, your creative thinking is truly impressive!

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