"Thought business"

[Strangeloop]

Here's an idea.

A market for thoughts. People "buy" thoughts and people "sell" thoughts. If one thought is valuable people will use it often because They bought it and they think that it is valuable.

Isn't it just how self help works? All those quotes, ideas... We buy into them and we sell them to other people expecting them to adopt those ideas so we would spread the thoughts.

How many thoughts are worth? What if we put a money count on a thought? For example the thought "Present moment" would sell pretty good with spiritual people. But the thought "money" wouldn't. ofcourse these are assumptions but you get the idea.

If the thought "Strangeloop" sold for 1 million dollars, would people buy it?

What do you guys think?

[Mason Riggle]

@Strangeloop congratulations.. you've invented books. 

[Strangeloop]

@datamonster It would be like gambling. Place your bets and you get what you get. 

@Mason Riggle Well yeah, because books are just thoughts written on paper. Now the question is? Why do people even buy thoughts when they can have their own? 

[Mason Riggle]

@Strangeloop Interesting question, but why would you want my answer when you can have your own?

[Strangeloop]

Hmm... Maybe because I have a limited way of thinking and the only way to expand the limitation is to buy your thoughts.

[Mason Riggle]

@Strangeloop then I guess you answered your own question. 

 

[Strangeloop]

@Mason Riggle Does that mean I answered yours too?

[Mason Riggle]

@Strangeloop yes, because I asked you the same question you asked me, rhetorically. 

[Carl-Richard]

1 hour ago, Strangeloop said:

Why do people even buy thoughts when they can have their own? 

You have no original thoughts. Change my mind

[Thought Art]

@Carl-Richard An original book, idea, concept or peice of art?

Original doesn't mean it isn't a flower on a tree

[Osaid]

"Thought business" is already the case

Someone has a thought about making a book, and then he materializes that thought

Someone has a thought about making electric cars, and then he materializes that thought

Someone has a thought about making a painting, and then he materializes that thought

And so on.

[Strangeloop]

@Osaid Does every thought materializes? 

[Thought Art]

information economy is huge. It's the new oil. 

Information is king.