To what extent can quadratic funding provision tools for thought?

Tools for thought are difficult to fund, in large part because Novel user interface ideas are public goods. Can Quadratic funding of public goods help?

This mechanism seems promising for funding implementation and maintenance stages of projects, but I have a few concerns:


2020/09/09 tweetstorm on this topic: https://twitter.com/andy_matuschak/status/1303759634331701248

Last updated 2023-07-13.