It's OK maybe it'll still grow.

Then you probably kick ass

Maybe this invention revolutionised how we clean our butts, or maybe it was utterly trivial and 20 different ways of cutting paper rolls were patented that same year (note that present day rolls don't even use this method).

But that's irrelevant to the point that seems to be implied here that patents somehow contributed to it's success. They don't, an invention will be useful or not based on its own merits, not on the fact they're patented.

They exist to ensure whoever registered it makes a profit, which is why they're being exploited way past the point of making up for any good they were supposed to bring...

I understand very well the implications of the negative price, which is why I advocated NOT to spend trillions in nuclear, when issues of balancing demand and production can be solved for a fraction of what nuclear costs.

This.

Also, tie together more countries' power grids to even out production and demand of renewables, and reduce the need for other backup sources.

For a fraction of the cost of nuclear, increase the storage capacity as well. We've had days where the price per MWh was negative in many hours, because of excess production.

The barriers to carbon free energy aren't technical, they're purely political.

So the innovation that was patented is literally "cut it partway through".

Patents are inherently stupid and only serve to stifle progress. Change my mind or otherwise just downvote away, works as well.

People here be discussing the wrong thing, or am I the only one thinking that patenting a roll of paper is incredibly stupid?

It's a damn roll of paper. How much of a genius do you have to be to come up with that? People have been doing it for millennia, the only difference is that it used to be so expensive that no one would think of whipping their butts with it.

This was my ISP and I a few years ago. I'm a beta tester for some of their features, and I argued this was necessary for ages. They finally implemented it, and now err on the side of way too many prompts for 2FA, but at least we have it.

My current beef is arguing that we NEED IPv6 settings in the router. One size does NOT fit all. It's an uphill battle...

Thank you kind stranger.

It still took me too long, so if you're like me: it's a literal tramp stamp. It's a tramp stamp of a stamp with the tramp.

I like my A sheets, but no paper format is good on screen, it's a whole different medium.

Data privacy AND not having to deal with more bullshit AI? Oh my, how will we ever cope with this... /s

We've come full circle

This is what they want you to believe...

This has been true of Christianity for centuries upon centuries. Not that it's unique in that...

I'm picking up this book on account of that sentence alone. Thank you!

I was so disappointed this one wasn't in OP's post, it's amazing!

Not the companies. But some anonymous whistleblower? Sure

Sounds good to me. When are we starting?

You're just hunkering down inside your bubble, while offering nothing to the conversation.

There's a BYD stand close to where I work, I was looking at a "Dolphin" that has around 500 miles of range and costs 30k€.

That's still twice as what's in the meme, but they keep getting closer.

If you have some sort of grudge against China automakers, Dacia has its Spring. It costs about what's in the meme, but with half the range though.

It's not hard to see a future where 350 miles for 15k is a reality, but the market needs competition.

My point is that coming to terms with who you are isn't the destination, but the first step in a road of self improvement.

You're only garbage if you stop there. Do better, one little bit at a time.