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The one I've been sitting on because I don't have the expertise is a debate app that weights your upvotes/downvotes by how similar you are to the person you're supporting/demeriting. People who others rate as respectful, knowledgeable, and articulate get their conversations elevated to the front page more often, and are able to speak longer or rebut more before a debate is closed. Debates can be live through voice and text or message board-style, and users can view without interacting. Through this design, you heavily mitigate the echo chamber effect and foster informed and constructive argument.


From there, you could start to build behavioral profiles, quantize them, and sell those scores and reports to other companies. You essentially privatize social credit with insight Facebook couldn't even begin to access. As you've driven usage of the app into ubiquity, with it being used as a platform of record for important conversations, people become less volatile and more willing to work with each other. America is saved.