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by ramblerman 4036 days ago
which hits the key point in Fuller's argument. In modern times thanks to scientific breakthroughs and the like, some people can be 100,000 times more productive than others with 1 invention.

Should they then possess 100,000 times the share?
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kamaal 4036 days ago
Yes, they should possess 100,000 the share or lets call that X for now.

They deserve X because of the productivity impact that cascades to the remainder of humanity.

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ramblerman 4036 days ago
What cascades exactly when we haven't quantified the invention.

ie. Curing cancer vs Curing Baldness vs Populating Mars

Surely they are not equal, but curing baldness may very well be the most profitable in this world.

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kamaal 4036 days ago
What's profitable is decided by what people want, and we are no one to impose our priorities onto the world.

Cancer isn't getting cured because it is not spreading virally. The day the threat level is same as Polio, Small Pox or such disease, the solution will be inevitable.

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