We need to develop a platform where we can quickly and easily set up a site to track data, events and feelings on any issue. This platform could act as a sort of social conscience for a group.

Not to get too political but most recently I have been pondering the Cash for Clunkers program. While I applaud attempts at lowering emissions and oil consumption I can’t help but have some serious reservations. It’s the prefect example for this I want to know more than how much is being spent by the government. I want to know how much overall mileage has been reduced and what the energy and resource use is for disposing of the old cars, also are there any resulting changes in the production of new cars? I want to know how many of the clunkers were serviceable, how old were they on average, has this worked elsewhere? I want to know what we think of the program as a country. In summary I want all this data and more available for me to decide whether or not it was worth it and if we should renew it, say, for a third time.

Such a platform could be applied to any issue you could think of Detention of Guantanamo Detainees to your bowling team’s uniform. This could help us to make better decisions as a society (or bowling team), preventing us from repeating mistakes (or someone else)by clearly aggregating the decisions and their effects. It just needs to be built.