Yes, I think there would be some system of government sponsorship that would more efficiently deliver the same benefits to society. On the other hand, you can p

Yes, I think there would be some system of government sponsorship that would more efficiently deliver the same benefits to society. On the other hand, you can probably rely on governments to screw it up, and it's a tricky issue so I'm open to changing my mind (on extremely high cost to develop patents only).