He dropped out to become a poet – now he’s won a Fields Medal

Re:He dropped out to become a poet – now he’s won a Fields M... by justsomeguy123 on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @04:53AM (#31985924)

But you don't "own" that. You get a temporary rent. The problem is society (and tech) moves so fast it feels like the rent is too long.

The idea to incentivize public sharing of knowledge for a short term rent is not so stupid.

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Re:He dropped out to become a poet – now he’s won a Fields M... by nwah1 on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @04:58AM (#31985963)

In economics there is a concept called "search costs." And those costs need to be compensated if you want to encourage searching. But, of course, as you said, such compensation should not be in perpetuity. A patent, in this sense, is infinitely more reasonable than a land title as currently conceived.

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Re:He dropped out to become a poet – now he’s won a Fields M... by andrepd on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @05:40AM (#31986216)

Henry George would agree :p

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