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Re:Jeff Bezos’ Dystopian Legacy Goes Far Beyond Amazon by whitepaint on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @07:57AM (#27832097)
> If it's the biggest possible reward that you can get, and you have an idea, why wouldn't you try to implement it?

Because it takes lots of work, risk, and sacrifice. If rewards are small (which, obviously, they would be in your scenario where people pool their money together to reward someone), then why take on such difficult task? I know I wouldn't be trying to do any business in your system. Many wouldn't.

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Re:Jeff Bezos’ Dystopian Legacy Goes Far Beyond Amazon by TFYS on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @08:11AM (#27832182)
The rewards don't have to be small if everyone in the country participates in the pool through taxes. Maybe not in the billions like in the current system, but plenty big enough to encourage people that have ideas.

The risk part is a problem, I agree. If the risk is larger than the potential reward, it isn't worth it. The risk should somehow be collectively handled as well.

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