r/BeAmazed • u/Mr_CaptainCringe • Mar 05 '25

History Are we truly living in the future?

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '25

Alot of patents and inventions get bought and "Vaulted" by the government or Corporations if it would mean they lose profit. Great ideas forever hidden, just so some fat cat doesn't lose revenue or gain competition.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '25

...Of today’s 2.1 million active patents, 95 percent fail to be licensed or commercialized, from Forbes 11 years ago. https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/06/18/13633/

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '25

Hey mods can you read the posts of the person I'm replying too, obviously trolling and harassing my comments.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '25

Says the person with no actual input just drivel...

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u/Shmeckey Mar 05 '25

Shut up bot

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