Exactly! Segmentation is good for consumers. Back when I was in college I would have stood up for a flight or been harnessed into a hanging seat for a cheaper flight. Now I'm not rich enough to fly first class but I would like a better option than crammed economy.
The solution is to bring back steerage like in the old passenger ships. It would cost less money than economy currently costs and make airline travel available to more people. Then, the airlines could afford to improve economy or leave some economy and put some seats between economy and first.
"I imagine the property owners in question are doing just fine."
You're interested in the exact situation, and in this exact situation, maybe you're right. Do you expect that any number of rules restricting the use of property would make these owners stop "doing just fine?"
If we are basing our legal system off of whether people are "doing just fine" then who is the arbiter of who is doing just fine and who is not doing just fine? Should we call resu_nimda every time there is a property dispute to determine who deserves what according to their need?
Half of a good idea. The other half is the recipient, rather than Facebook, receiving the money that you pay to send the message. That's exactly what my company, Gramicon.com, is doing. If your attention is in high demand, we offer a way to filter messages from people who place a premium on your attention. If you want to get in touch with an inaccessible person, you can pay a premium to get to the top of their inbox.
I completely agree. The proliferation of the meta-startup companies like Launchrock, Angel List, and others is great for startups but probably a good sign of a bubble in the number of funded technology startups.
In the Navy we knew that about 10% of the people did about 50% of the work. If you needed something done quickly, you would assign it to the busiest person. Having kids and a full time job forces me to be really efficient and effective when I'm able to devote time to my project (Gramicon.com).
It also forces me to approach spending/building decisions differently. I might solve a problem with my site's code in 5 hours where an educated and experienced programmer or designer could do the same in 5 minutes. Thanks to elance and github, the ability to have others asynchronously work on your project has never been greater.
I think that people who have said it depends on your circumstances (ie: demands on your time) are completely right, but it also depends on your passion for your project. If you want to do the work and make your project a success you will find a way to do so, otherwise it doesn't really matter how much free time you have because it won't get done.
Hey all, we've been working on our prototype for this now at www.gramicon.com. The idea is that it won't replace email, but will serve as a replacement for reaching out to strangers as well as set market-based prices for people's attention. Would love feedback, though we are not yet finished. Best, joe