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I 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 m
by noonespecial 15y ago
I 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".