If one wasn't attempting to make money from others, and expect the State's help in doing so, it would make no sense for IP to exist as a concept. It's like whe

If one wasn't attempting to make money from others, and expect the State's help in doing so, it would make no sense for IP to exist as a concept. It's like when people say "competition is good for innovation". HN (the hobbiest stuff featured here, not the venture capitalist stuff) is proof that people will always do stuff for the fun of it. Hobbiests aren't competing - they're cooperating. Cooperation is far better for innovation than competition as you're helping each other and sharing resources, not making it harder for others to work in a similar area.