PAPER IS STILL A TECHNOLOGY
Reinvent the Mail
The USPS falls under the auspices of the Executive Branch hence my first executive order: dMail, a digital-physical postal service that will solve the “tragedy of the commons” problem of SPAM email while 10x’ing value for recipients. ‘Free’ was the fatal flaw of email. dMail imposes digital postage on commercial senders while giving consumers the option to have documents printed and shipped on-demand, same-day or even on the hour. dMail is the backbone of a radical new vision I call dCommerce. With trusted printing and decentralizing the mail, we could cut carbon emissions dramatically. We aren’t automating away jobs either. The USPS will go from the 3rd largest employer to the 1st in a gig economy fashion that protects workers and supercharges the economy.
Micro Digital Postage Fee for Commercial Senders
SPAM is the result of the “Tragedy of the Commons” problem in economics where Free is a Flaw in that it gets abused. We can rework this system to capture revenue and pioneer email with “value ads”, money as “attachments” and more while moving away from the dynamic of farming people’s eyeballs.
USPS Everything App, Unofficial for Now..
Reinventing the mail requires an app capable of managing your digital-physical mailbox with emails of value you can have printed and delivered. Imagine automatically sending physical letters by talking or texting, securely receiving cash in the mail and interfacing with all public services (see next blurb).
You Have the Right to a Robot Attorney Butler & Alderman
There is a litany of public services available to people but our current systems are fractured and difficult to navigate while resources rot on the vine. Meanwhile the law is weaponized against us. Now you can have an autonomous economic and legal agent working on your behalf 24/7 (or 21/8 with “Someday”).
More Time Engaging with Neighbors & Growing USPS
The USPS is the 3rd largest employer after the Federal Government and Walmart. By freeing them up to focus on high quality interactions and community engagement through training in conjunction with Delivery Pals (next) in order to use this workforce for good.
Trusted On-Demand Printing Semi-Autonomous
A semi-autonomous Delivery Pal that cruises with the Mailman or woman, in order to bring a personal touch back into the community while securing sensitive deliveries such as cash (a mobile ATM essentially). Get up to date printed publications and even hot/cold post (next).
Hot & Cold Post, Instant Leftovers to Solve Waste
We need to mitigate food deserts and stop wasting food. Hot and cold post through a refrigerated sub-unit, loaded by the mailman and receivers of mail outside (as this is a community building tool, not replacing people) could move mountains to solve hunger.
Trusted On-Demand Printing Semi-Autonomous
We will pioneer digital-physical mail in order to bring paper to life. Paper is still a technology. We will give voice to this medium and create “tokens of affection” in print to instantly creating greetings across the country with nothing but your voice.
Introducing Open Letters: Viral Petitions & Good News
The concept of open letters cribs on the old trend of “chain mail” where the recipient would be given a prompt or challenge to do and pass the letter on for a cause, issue or just to spread love and engagement. We will bring this back making the USPS “go viral”.
On-Demand N.E.W.S. Hyper Local 3x-Day Print Feed
Imagine getting news on-demand dynamically printed from your online subscriptions and digital feeds. Hyper-localized journalism is once again possible and vital to civic engagement. Stay abreast to good news, “old news” and maintain a healthy content diet.