The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.

  • @gmtom
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    611 months ago

    The CEO of the time who actively went against the conventional wisdom of capitalism to fund a person he had know for decades and personally knew how capable he was.

    Then as soon as that CEO left the personal connection was gone and typical capitalist mentality took over and tried to shut it down

    Just like almost every big discovery this happened in spite of capitalism, not because of it.

    • @iopq
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      211 months ago

      That could happen in socialism, where a government grant runs out and research is no longer funded because the person in charge of funding science changes.

      • @gmtom
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        011 months ago

        Socialism isn’t “when the government does stuff” it’s better thought of as when companies become democratised, so while it could still happen you have more chance to appeal to average people rather then purely answering to the CEO chasing profit margins.

        • @iopq
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          211 months ago

          There’s absolutely no law preventing you from starting a company like this

          • @gmtom
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            011 months ago

            Okay?

            • @iopq
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              010 months ago

              Capitalism doesn’t force you into a particular corporate structure

              • @gmtom
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                110 months ago

                Not explicitly, no, but there’s a reason almost every company has the exact same corporate structure.