@PugJesusM to HistoryPornEnglish • 11 hours agoJerry Lawson, father of the video game cartridge, USA, 1982imagemessage-square8arrow-up1182arrow-down10
arrow-up1182arrow-down1imageJerry Lawson, father of the video game cartridge, USA, 1982@PugJesusM to HistoryPornEnglish • 11 hours agomessage-square8
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍linkfedilinkEnglish16•5 hours agoI haven’t read his bio, but I knee-jerk get sad seeing these pioneers because whenever I read more about them they often include something like: “Despite the huge popularity of Thing They Created, they received no royalties and died in poverty.” The unsaid part is that someone else got rich off their genius. Every time, it makes me want to join the communist party.
I haven’t read his bio, but I knee-jerk get sad seeing these pioneers because whenever I read more about them they often include something like:
“Despite the huge popularity of Thing They Created, they received no royalties and died in poverty.”
The unsaid part is that someone else got rich off their genius. Every time, it makes me want to join the communist party.