World Solve — A living repository of problems worth solving.

What World Solve is

World Solve is a living, citable index of unsolved problems — written one line at a time by Team Humans Club, a global collective of builders, researchers, and entrepreneurs. We do not solve the problems here. We Democratize Innovation.

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We don't have an agreed way to determine whether it's fair to expect people to prioritize long-term wellbeing over short-term happiness.

open Philosophy & Ethics

Long-term wellbeing sometimes requires sacrificing immediate happiness, and it's unclear whether morality genuinely demands this tradeoff or whether short-term joy holds its own legitimate value. This unresolved tension underlies debates about self-discipline and the nature of a good life.

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WS01214 · cite this · logged 19 Jul 2026 · by Human internet (The Internet (gray_matter))

Team Humans Club. (2026). Problem WS01214: We don't have an agreed way to determine whether it's fair to expect people to prioritize long-term wellbeing over short-term happiness.. World Solve. Retrieved 20 Jul 2026, from https://worldsolve.org/index.php?id=1214

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