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I feel like maybe research on medical implants like this should be done by the state.
At least, when the company goes defunct, they should be forced to sell it to a company that's required to maintain the upkeep for products using the IP they bought or the government should eminent domain
So should a lot of research, for public benefit. Medical absolutely, space absolutely.
The problem with that model is no one acquires immoral levels of wealth, which means those that set policy don't get as large of bribes.
And as a species, our actions have spoken on no uncertain terms, we'd literally rather destroy our only habitat and ourselves then let go of the dream of living like modern Pharoahs on the backs of others.
You're not wrong, and I hate that about your comment.
Take your upvote and go.
What could possibly go wrong with your idea
It got us to the moon.
Then we decided to sell off our society for private profit under the lie that we'd all benefit.
Biggest reason this country has gotten this cartoonishly shitty, why our commons like bridges are literally collapsing.
Public research was slower and more considered, as it didn't have the very unscientific sole goal of "how do we monetize this half-baked discovery NOW?!" with no other consideration let alone to societal consequences, but publically funded research yielded social benefits we all reaped through the commons. Reckless growth/metastasis for private profit is giving us technologies that make us miserable and that only truly benefit private shareholders at our expense. Plus you know, the whole reverse terraforming our only world against us, again for short term private profit.
OK, good point. Research yes. Somebody still needs to control and manage the things. That concerns me. I'm not imagining a medical /brain implant version of nasa. My problem is when politicians start imposing politics to the situation. I don't want the governments or private companies dicking around in my brain imposing fad or outrage of the day changes. Standards good, control, not so good.
For-Profit Medical Corporations would miss out on some lowest effort, unethical, low margins for their extreme profiteering opportunities?