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> Seriously, who thought that science for profit would net the best results for the collective benefit? Nobody, and I don’t think “best results” or “collective
by skoskie 4y ago
> Seriously, who thought that science for profit would net the best results for the collective benefit?
Nobody, and I don’t think “best results” or “collective benefit” were the goal when science started getting more commercialized.
The idea that good inventions would benefit all rather than patent holders must drive a true capitalist crazy.
- pastacacioepepe 4y agoYet even Adam Smith bases his entire theory on the supposed collective benefit of the invisible hand. Without collective benefit, there's nothing positive left to it.