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Not really. If you have a system that defends ingenuity, then new ideas will flourish, providing more jobs, and more chances for entrepeneurs to create. It come
by unityByFreedom 5y ago
Not really. If you have a system that defends ingenuity, then new ideas will flourish, providing more jobs, and more chances for entrepeneurs to create. It comes down to this- people will not accept the state of banging their head against the wall over the same problems forever. We live to solve problems, and by defending new ideas, we give credit to creators and encourage creativity.
You can argue that solving one problem creates a set of new ones and I won't disagree. Those are for the next generation to address.
- eru 5y agoThe empiric question is whether that system actually promotes ingenuity. It also hinders ingenuity, especially prominently displayed with software patents. > [...] we give credit to creators and encourage creativity. You can do that just fine without patents, too. Eg socially by recognising their genius. But also more materially via trade secrets. And as you say, people don't like banging their head against the wall over and over again, and that's true whether there's a patent system or not.
- unityByFreedom 5y ago> Eg socially by recognising their genius. That's ripe for corruption. Social recognition would largely be in the hands of the wealthiest, i.e. the government in that scenario. You want individuals to be able to generate their own wealth so they can defend themselves. Patents, capitalism, etc are a means of delegating power to the people. Keeping all that control in the hands of the government is costly and less efficient.