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qwiddityHell is pretty obviously a limitless Einsteinian human stupidity of individuals collectively spending their time working on tasks they hate and are especially bad at.
But it’s not entirely clear to me how humanity would suffer, were all private equity CEOs, lobbyists, PR researchers, actuaries, telemarketers, bailiffs or corporate legal consultants were to similarly vanish.
The more obviously one’s work benefits other people, the less one is likely to be paid for it. If you want your idea to be widely accepted, used, and special, it had better be free. If you want it to be really especially liked and well-used, you had better be willing to give up the idea of getting any credit for having it. Ideas are like children, perhaps they deserve more rights.
But it’s not entirely clear to me how humanity would suffer, were all private equity CEOs, lobbyists, PR researchers, actuaries, telemarketers, bailiffs or corporate legal consultants were to similarly vanish.
The more obviously one’s work benefits other people, the less one is likely to be paid for it. If you want your idea to be widely accepted, used, and special, it had better be free. If you want it to be really especially liked and well-used, you had better be willing to give up the idea of getting any credit for having it. Ideas are like children, perhaps they deserve more rights.
