• iAvicenna@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Capitalism does not breed innovation, it steals it. Someone should do an article on how much money does the big engineering companies make from the patents filed from ideas that come out of junior science fairs.

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      11 days ago

      Capitalism does not breed innovation, it steals it.

      That does make me wonder though, which countries do breed the most innovation?

      What’s the startup capitol of the world? How does one set of national policies stack up against another when it comes to the number of patents or successful businesses per Capita?

      As much as the sentiment of your statement feels right, I wonder if the numbers back it up, or if it’s more truthiness than truth?

      And to be clear, I’m really not trying to throw shade here, I’m actually curious, questioning my own preconceptions.