I don't buy into these conspiracies, its just a bunch of individuals out for themselves, and cooperation is most often a result of trying to gain greater individual benefits.
When looking at someone like Martin Shkreli raising the price of HIV medication by 5000%, because he can, I'm certain society is not gaining anything from most inventions.
If a 3$ pill that cures cancer was invented, it wouldn't be released, because it would ruin an entire profitable industry, and why charge 3$ when you can charge way more.
We're not evolving into a better society, people are selfish, and people don't get rich by giving stuff away.
There are a few exceptions like Elon Musk. Tesla being open source is a good example.
People like Trump are on the other side of the spectrum, thinking it matters whether they have 10 or 20 billion dollars.
There have been huge efficiency gains in every industry, but all the profits generated are going into the pockets of a tiny percentage of people, ensuring society doesn't benefit from innovation.
Nice parallel with EQ guilds can be made.
I wonder where this shit went wrong during evolution. Ants have a nicer society then humans.
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