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# 1.1 Vision

*“If you have an apple and I have an apple, and we exchange these apples, then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea, and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.”* 

― George Bernard Shaw

Academic Labs aspires to become the fastest-growing Universal Library for educational resources, insights, and skills, where everyone can share knowledge and enjoy a personalized learning experience in the decentralized space.