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Originally posted by jimmiec
Most of those were for personal survival. Electricity was invented for monetary gain. Radio ( Tesla) was invented for monetary gain. Physics was from sheer boredom and a way to sit on your ass and get paid. Nothing you list strengthens your argument. Domesticating animals was also for survival. Eating utensils was from some bored people whittling. Bowls? Same thing, survival.
Only if they inherited it. They worked hard to build their business and reap the benefits once it succeeds. It is in no way perfect. There is absolutely, positively no perfect system that makes everyone happy.
Originally posted by seabag
Logic eludes them!
Originally posted by jimmiec
reply to post by sirhumperdink
Tesla is credited with inventing the radio. In 1943 (after his death) He was credited with inventing it because the person that initially got the credit used 17 of Tesla's patents.
The phrase "Necessity is the mother of invention" is basically what you are saying. That did bring about inventions. However to say that things like the frisbie, hoola hoop, and the billion other inventions NOT born out of necessity would have been invented regardless of whether they were necessary is flawed logic.
We would not be having this discussion on the internet had it not been for capitalism. There have been, from time to time, great men that invent for the sake of society. They have always been far and few between. We most likely aborted them anyway. Without capitalism we lose incentive, imagination and creativity.
Originally posted by Expat888
nope... am a poor .. slightly hungover ... happy anarchist ... dont give a tinkers damn in hell about money .. material rubbish or governments in any form ..