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> Yeah, like the Wright brothers, Edison, Tesla and Ford discoveries. Amusingly enough (or sadly, depending on your perspective), the Wright brothers and Ediso
by wazoox 15y ago
> Yeah, like the Wright brothers, Edison, Tesla and Ford discoveries.
Amusingly enough (or sadly, depending on your perspective), the Wright brothers and Edison are particularly known for their counter-productive attempts at locking their respective markets by unfair practices that badly harmed their businesses in the long term (airplanes, DC power, cinema...).
You're pushing forward the false idea that progress depends on some great spirits. Fortunately this is untrue; weren't it for the Wright brothers and Edison, someone else would have made the very same discoveries at about the same time. In fact it's exactly what actually happened; the airplane, the phonograph, etc. were all invented independently at several places around the world at about the same time (give or leave a few months).