[swarnie]

> Step 2: abolish copyright laws.

I thought we were talking about viable societies?

How can you expect any form of R&D investment if the investor can't expect to see an ROI? Sounds great if you want to stagnate but personally i dont.

[marssaxman]

Are you perhaps thinking about patents?

If not, could you explain where you see a connection between copyright and R&D?

[wahnfrieden]

you're repeating political rhetoric saying that advancement is exclusively achievable through capitalist investment. and no i'm not talking about communism either.