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As Joseph Weizenbaum pointed out, it's like saying there are a lot of rapes in Berlin, so why not be a rapist.
by johnnyworker 3y ago
As Joseph Weizenbaum pointed out, it's like saying there are a lot of rapes in Berlin, so why not be a rapist.
- jcparkyn 3y agoNot really, because becoming a rapist won't reduce the number of rapes committed by others. On the other hand, inventions can really only be invented once, and successfully inventing or commercialising something _will_ usually reduce the profitability for other companies entering the space (because they'll have to compete, or they don't have the patents, etc).