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Old 05-31-2016, 10:48 AM   #1467
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Originally Posted by nik- View Post
You're too paranoid dude.

Will some corporations try to suppress tech that could impact their business? Absolutely.

In the end it's about cost and profit potential, these these aren't being pursued because they don't make money. It's not some grand conspiracy.
It doesn't need to be a "grand conspiracy" to recognize that there are very powerful people with a vested interest in this stuff never seeing the light of day, and that people have been pushing against progress in this area since alternatives became a thing.

There doesn't have to be a ruling class of mustache twisting evil billionaires to have strong forces against progress.

You're point about "some corporations pushing against" is true. But those corporations/people are extremely influential in policy that affects everyone. It's not some insignificant side note.
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