Comment on Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED
iopq@lemmy.world 7 months agoThat 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@lemmy.world 7 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@lemmy.world 7 months ago
There’s absolutely no law preventing you from starting a company like this
gmtom@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Okay?
iopq@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Capitalism doesn’t force you into a particular corporate structure