> 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

> 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.