Now that machine learning and deep thinking is trendy, I think that people with deep thinking abilities could get some money. For me deep thinking is about people able to understand core problems and suggest creative solutions. To think deeply you can't be annoyed with details. I think you should be asked for a problem and you should submit your proposal for a solution or approach. is there a market for this? Clearly there are tax and other problems, but my dream would be to get money that way (no taxes, no problem, just pure thinking), or your client solving (paying) those problems for you. I know no such thing exist for real, but what a beautiful dream!
Thinking about something is useless unless you have a deep knowledge of the domain - including the ability to deal with the details, which are the downfall of many grandiose ideas. For example, if you don't know anything about computer architecture or chip fabrication, why would Intel want to know your thoughts about where microprocessor technology is going to go in the next decade? If you know nothing of aerospace engineering and orbital mechanics, why would NASA ask you about how to get to Mars?<p>Domain experts who are paid to think deeply about problems and propose solutions are called consultants. There are a lot of them out there.
The trending "machine learning" and "deep learning" has very little to do with the actual biological process of coming up with new solutions or approaches. It has to do with a specific subset of algorithms that are well suited to solving a specific subset of problems. I think you are getting terminologies confused.
<i>deep thinking</i><p>That's not a thing.<p><i>is there a market for this?</i><p>nope. It's the classic "I'm an idea guy, I don't worry about the details" stereotype.<p>Execution beats ideas every time.<p><i>(no taxes, no problem, just pure thinking)</i><p>What?