It means that innovation can come from many more people Like democracy, the purpose is not "efficiency" but epistimology. By opening up, we have the potential

It means that innovation can come from many more people Like democracy, the purpose is not "efficiency" but epistimology. By opening up, we have the potential to get betting understanding of the world and tools to explore it. Granted, that brings risks (of abuse). But there are more abuses that those who seek to contol it will ultimately commit if for no other reason than the temptation (NSA, classic example).