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jsomae@lemmy.ml 3 days agoWe should already change our laws on ownership. I’m not sure how it’s possible that I’m saying “we should improve healthcare and also change IP laws” and you’re hearing me say “IP laws are good the way they are.” The U.S. is past the threshold already.
Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
No, that is not what I am hearing, I am hearing “we should change IP law, but not if it interrupts development/production of medical tech”
jsomae@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
I didn’t say that at all. I never said those were mutually exclusive. You are the one who came along and asserted that medical advancements could only be made under current IP law.
Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
That is also not what I said. Like, it is almost the opposite of my argument.
jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Okay, well, to be clear, my position is: let’s do medical advancement and let’s replace current IP law. Whether or not billionaires get a profit doesn’t enter my calculus. I care only about improving the life of the lower class; redistributing the wealth of billionaires would definitely be good for that goal, but if there is something that benefits both the lower class and billionaires I will not reject it on the principle of not helping billionaires.