I don't think it's self-contradicting to understand good ideas are one of the hard things to come up with and validate, but also believe that they shouldn't be

I don't think it's self-contradicting to understand good ideas are one of the hard things to come up with and validate, but also believe that they shouldn't be patentable for long, if at all. Just because something is hard doesnt automatically make it deserving of large profits and legal protection.