Ah, the old "without government, who will build the roads?" It's the question that anarchists are faced with at every turn. No one can comprehend how even the simplest things might be accomplished without government.

There have been many, many, many answers to this question. I've never had my own solid proposal until yesterday when...

I had a brainwave...

Steem could build the roads.

It wouldn't necessarily have to be Steem, but I was imagining a blockchain solution to this problem that operates under the same principals.

What if there was an inflationary cryptocurrency (like Steem) that rewarded contributions to infrastructure?

Seriously. If cryptocurrency can be used to provide real market value to the attention ecomony, why can't it do the same for anything else in the world that people might deem valuable?

There are tons of things in the world that people want, but don't necessarily want to pay for. These things range from the social media attention economy to all sorts of so-called "basic human right" services that many governments "freely" provide to their citizens.

• Roads & Infrastructure
• Healthcare
• Education

Steem broke the cryptocurrency mold by offering a share of its inflation to more than just miners who earn it through objective proof of work. Steem found a way to reward those who provide subjective value to an online community by writing, creating art, music, videos, even memes.

Could the same thing be done for those who create roads and bridges, lay pipes, erect power lines and so on and so on and so on?

These services could be rewarded by a community with vested shares in the blockchain. The better (or more popular) a service or contribution, the more money they could stand to make.

I truly don't know if this could work in the real world, but if Steem is any indication, it's a definite possibility.

~Seth