One of the running tabs on Marginal Revolution is “Markets in Everything,” where Tyler points out a real opportunity to buy or sell something you ordinarily wouldn’t think was available on the market. This is kind of the opposite of that. I’m a nerd and a creative one at that, sometimes I think about a product or a service that seems like it would be ideal and is not available and I say why the heck not? In many cases I admit the obstacles might be obvious, but wouldn’t it be great if they weren’t there? I’ll try my best to keep this a running theme, but here are a few starters.
1. Going on a road trip today so I’ll say, high speed trains / moving roads that increase your net speed in a car / cars that drive themselves. I wish there was something that makes it so when you traveled long distances at high speeds you didn’t have to pay attention; you could read or sleep or whatever.
2. Loosie Cigarettes. If you’ve lived in a less affluent area or the Carribean you know what a loosie is and how convenient they can be. Why aren’t they everywhere?
3. Also related to the road trip. Global internet access.
More to come…