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1. I've had this idea for years. 2. I love it when other people make "I've had this idea for years" into reality with zero effort on my part. The future is so
by Cushman 15y ago
1. I've had this idea for years.
2. I love it when other people make "I've had this idea for years" into reality with zero effort on my part. The future is so cool.
- mrleinad 15y agoDo you still love it when it´s other people who profit from that idea?
- vidarh 15y agoCan't speak for Cushman, but: Yes. Unless it's an idea I've invested tons of effort into making reality. I've worked on enough startups to know that the idea is usually the easy part.
- Vivtek 15y agoI certainly do - it's easier for me to concentrate on what I'm good at, and just freaking go to the store and buy a laser mosquito barrier.
- noonespecial 15y agoI have more ideas than I could implement in 10 lifetimes. My first reaction when I see something I thought of come to be is "oh hells yeah, they made my X for me!" The second is a nice feeling of vindication. "It was a good idea. Look!" That's what bothers me most about "intellectual property". This "if I can't be the one to build it and profit from it then no one should" notion is just a recipe for nothing ever getting done.
- nitrogen 15y agoIn my case, the only thing that really bothers me about someone else implementing one of my ideas is that I won't have the joy of being involved in its creation. Otherwise, you're completely right -- ideas are cheap, and when one gets "stolen," it's a sign the idea was obvious, and a net benefit to society. The one exception is if an obvious idea gets stolen by a troll.
- noonespecial 15y agoI'd say that trollish behavior is the only way an idea can really be "stolen".
- Cushman 15y agoYes. Because a) I like cool shit, and b) I am not four years old.