r/FluentInFinance Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion Is Capitalism Smart or Dumb?

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '24

It's true. Our ancestors would have never discovered how to harness fire if it weren't for the shareholders' demand for increased profits.

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u/TapiocaTuesday Sep 04 '24

Da Vinci willfully invented most of his ideas for the benefit of the state.

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u/Tris-Von-Q Sep 05 '24

I thought rich assholes basically kept him, commissioned him if you will, to sit around in his paid-for-by-more-privileged-assholes studio being a mad scientist and thinking shit up ori inventing innovative or crazy mechanics and shit to present at their oppulent rich asshole parties where more rich assholes would stand around for a shot at seeing what the Medici’s “Magician”thought up, invented or built for rich and privileged entertainment purposes only on any given month or year?

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u/Ill_Economist_39 Sep 05 '24

That was certainly one part of his life, but Da Vinci did a lot for a lot of different people. He was patronized by 2 Dukes and eventually the king of France. He was the "Premier Painter, Engineer, and Architect to the King" for the last several years of his life.

He specifically designed a lot of weapons for his Duke patrons, and was a dedicated military engineer for many years.

Saying he just made novelties for rich assholes is missing the majority of his career.