A taxonomy of unsolved problems

Two kinds
of hard.

Classify the reason a problem remains unsolved. Then build the right kind of answer.

Class 1 / Knowledge-limited
Khumanity < Krequired

Humanity does not yet know how.

The required knowledge or capability does not yet exist.

Class 2 / Coordination-limited
RESOURCE
EXISTS
deploy
NEED
EXISTS
Ravailable ≥ Rrequired

Humanity already can.

The resources or capability exist, but fail to be coordinated, transported, allocated, or deployed.

Problems that make the distinction visible.

01Class 1

Fundamental physics

Time, energy, matter, gravity, and capabilities not yet known to be possible.

02Class 2

Global hunger

Food exists. Access, logistics, storage, incentives, and distribution fail.

03Class 2

Housing abundance

Match vacant, underused, or convertible space with people who need safe housing.

04Class 2

Zero-kill shelter America

Transport adoptable pets to homes, fosters, rescues, and regions with available capacity.

05 Class 2

Universal refuge from persecution

Create a genuinely safe place for people fleeing persecution, with a reliable path to protection, stability, and a new life.

06 Class 2

Institutional accountability

Give ordinary people the infrastructure to navigate institutions, enforce their rights, and resolve disputes fairly.

07 Class 2

Creative self-actualization

Enable people to pursue meaningful creative, scientific, and entrepreneurial work without survival becoming the limiting factor.

08 Class 2

Universal access to AI compute

Expand access to computational power so independent builders, researchers, and communities everywhere can help shape the future of AI. MutualGPU.com

Do not confuse the absence of a route with the impossibility of arrival.