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Re: In today's news...
Wait a second, why is reptilian humanoids exist in very unlikely? We know that there were species of bipedal reptiles in existence on our world pre-cataclysmic 'whatever' caused the ice age, how can reptilian humanoid life be discounted? Or is it in reference to a specific conspiracy theory involving them on Earth?
I wholeheartedly agree with this. I'd even go further to say that completely removing the concept of patent/copyright would actually INCREASE innovation and maybe even quality of goods. Logically speaking if you know that once you release a product that anyone anywhere can copy it, you have to think of a way to convince consumers to purchase your product instead of the competitors. The two obvious choices being to make your product more affordable to reach as many consumers as possible, or to make it higher quality and attempt to engender brand loyalty. However even with that choice made, you still want more money, and once everyone has your product (or your competitor's) they aren't going to be buying any more untill the ones they have break/run out. What to do? You really have no other choice than to continually create new innovations to keep consumers buying your products. Copyrights/Patents reward innovation yes, but they do not FUEL it, the basics of economics do.
What's with all the reptile hate up in here? Is there some scientific principal I'm unaware of discounting them?
Seriously though, please keep paraphrasing the progressivist handbook. What was it? Chapter 1 page 1: If someone isn't instantly awed by the advances you're hawking, but instead advocates caution respond thusly: Insult their intelligence, paint them as some sort of backwards neanderthal, then assert dominance, maybe by suggesting insults that they should use on you. Rinse and repeat untill the individual in question is sufficiently cowed.
Really, I get it, you think humanity is hot shit because we can fuck with the building blocks of life and we indeed HAVE come a long way in our understanding of the world around us, but on a grand scale we're still basically monkeys with rocket launchers blowing shit up to see what happens. I'm well aware there is no reward without risk, and I'm honestly excited about the progress we've made recently (A working fusion reactor, how fucking awesome is that? And hell I'd love to be able to re-grow my teeth, just not out of my forehead) but isn't it common sense to minimize and mitigate that risk as much as possible though? I don't have enough faith in anyone in power to trust that they are not letting self-interest overcome that common sense. If you do, good for you, I'm sure you'll prosper quite thoroughly towing the company line.
Wait a second, why is reptilian humanoids exist in very unlikely? We know that there were species of bipedal reptiles in existence on our world pre-cataclysmic 'whatever' caused the ice age, how can reptilian humanoid life be discounted? Or is it in reference to a specific conspiracy theory involving them on Earth?
I wholeheartedly agree with this. I'd even go further to say that completely removing the concept of patent/copyright would actually INCREASE innovation and maybe even quality of goods. Logically speaking if you know that once you release a product that anyone anywhere can copy it, you have to think of a way to convince consumers to purchase your product instead of the competitors. The two obvious choices being to make your product more affordable to reach as many consumers as possible, or to make it higher quality and attempt to engender brand loyalty. However even with that choice made, you still want more money, and once everyone has your product (or your competitor's) they aren't going to be buying any more untill the ones they have break/run out. What to do? You really have no other choice than to continually create new innovations to keep consumers buying your products. Copyrights/Patents reward innovation yes, but they do not FUEL it, the basics of economics do.
What's with all the reptile hate up in here? Is there some scientific principal I'm unaware of discounting them?
Seriously though, please keep paraphrasing the progressivist handbook. What was it? Chapter 1 page 1: If someone isn't instantly awed by the advances you're hawking, but instead advocates caution respond thusly: Insult their intelligence, paint them as some sort of backwards neanderthal, then assert dominance, maybe by suggesting insults that they should use on you. Rinse and repeat untill the individual in question is sufficiently cowed.
Really, I get it, you think humanity is hot shit because we can fuck with the building blocks of life and we indeed HAVE come a long way in our understanding of the world around us, but on a grand scale we're still basically monkeys with rocket launchers blowing shit up to see what happens. I'm well aware there is no reward without risk, and I'm honestly excited about the progress we've made recently (A working fusion reactor, how fucking awesome is that? And hell I'd love to be able to re-grow my teeth, just not out of my forehead) but isn't it common sense to minimize and mitigate that risk as much as possible though? I don't have enough faith in anyone in power to trust that they are not letting self-interest overcome that common sense. If you do, good for you, I'm sure you'll prosper quite thoroughly towing the company line.
