>> They should be rewarded for that success like any other person in society. Without that potential for gains, there's no reason to even try.
There's no reason to even try? There's no reason to even try?
C'mon, surely you can think of plenty of reasons. Even in today's greed-based economy, altruism still exists. Patent protection is a worthwhile incentive, but I believe that even without a temporary monopoly, even without a profit potential, there are plenty of bright and motivated people who would love to have the chance to change society for the better. A discovery that could potentially improve the standard of living for hundreds of millions of people? A breakthrough that could lead to entirely new industries? Reducing reliance on non-renewable resources? Sounds like a worthy endeavor to me, even if the inventor's monetary rewards were (unfortunately) zero.
I got completely hung up on the clumsiness of this paragraph:
A lot can be said by adapting a style that is not trying to be realistic to create an environment more beneficial to the story you are telling. World of Warcraft is a great example. While many other MMOPRGs tried harder to look more "realistic" WOW went a whole another direction.
Wouldn't this work better? --
A lot can be gained by adopting a less realistic style in order to create an environment that enhances the storyline. World of Warcraft is a great example of this. While many other MMOPRGs attempted to look more realistic, WOW successfully went in a completely different direction.
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>> They should be rewarded for that success like any other person in society. Without that potential for gains, there's no reason to even try.
There's no reason to even try? There's no reason to even try?
C'mon, surely you can think of plenty of reasons. Even in today's greed-based economy, altruism still exists. Patent protection is a worthwhile incentive, but I believe that even without a temporary monopoly, even without a profit potential, there are plenty of bright and motivated people who would love to have the chance to change society for the better. A discovery that could potentially improve the standard of living for hundreds of millions of people? A breakthrough that could lead to entirely new industries? Reducing reliance on non-renewable resources? Sounds like a worthy endeavor to me, even if the inventor's monetary rewards were (unfortunately) zero.
"The satellite, designed to enhance India's telephone and communications network, was lost when the rocket carrying it veered off course"
Is there any chance the poor little lost satellite will be found somewhere, maybe beeping in somebody's back yard?
This is about like saying that if you come over to visit me in my house, you have the right to paint it.
:-)
My house need painting, so I'll say it explicitly. If you come over to visit me in my house, you have the right to paint it.
I got completely hung up on the clumsiness of this paragraph:
A lot can be said by adapting a style that is not trying to be realistic to create an environment more beneficial to the story you are telling. World of Warcraft is a great example. While many other MMOPRGs tried harder to look more "realistic" WOW went a whole another direction.
Wouldn't this work better? --
A lot can be gained by adopting a less realistic style in order to create an environment that enhances the storyline. World of Warcraft is a great example of this. While many other MMOPRGs attempted to look more realistic, WOW successfully went in a completely different direction.