• nonentity@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    The notion that ideas need protection from competition is foundationally caustic. The current regime incentivises locking them behind exclusionary and extractive mechanics as if they’re finite, when they’re intrinsically the opposite.

    I can see how ‘IP’ can appear appealing, if not justifiable, but I’d argue this is only because alternatives have been too effectively suppressed by the sociopaths benefiting from the status quo.

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      2 days ago

      but I’d argue this is only because alternatives have been too effectively suppressed by the sociopaths benefiting from the status quo.

      Can you talk about what are those effective alternatives that have been suppressed you are referring to as a replacement for the current IP scheme?