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The copycat issue sounds like a capitalism problem. If a process is good and easy to be copied, it's actually a good thing. It's just that our incentivisation
by k__ 4y ago
The copycat issue sounds like a capitalism problem.
If a process is good and easy to be copied, it's actually a good thing. It's just that our incentivisation mechanisms currently don't capture it.
- davidjfelix 4y agoFirst, I completely agree. I think this is where a lot of IP proponents would argue that IP is a way to form capital where it doesn't exist - around formalizing ideas and processes into something that you are legally entitled to rent. I think this really dangerously damages ideas that can help people and I think that it's a terrible crutch for a bad system.
- czue 4y agoI agree, though information asymmetry (what you know that your competition doesn't) is a huge competitive advantage in a capitalistic market. Building in public erodes that information asymmetry away, giving away much of your competitive advantage.
- k__ 4y agoYes, and that's sad.