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

  • @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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          010 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.