Your idea is brilliant, your idea is worthless (2016) (stonemaiergames.com)

Article summary

The article discusses the value of ideas versus their execution, highlighting that ideas are abundant and worthless until they are executed and turned into something tangible. The author, a game designer, shares their experience with people approaching them with ideas and wanting help to make them a reality, but not being willing to put in the effort to execute them. The article emphasizes the importance of taking action and making progress on an idea, rather than just thinking about it. By sharing and making a little bit of an idea, individuals can start to turn it into something real and valuable.

Main themes

• idea execution
• patent system
• innovation
• intellectual property
• corporate power
• invention protection
• progress and creativity

What commenters say

• Patents are not effective in protecting small inventors from large corporations, which can use their resources to copy and sell the invention regardless of patent protection.
• The current patent system can stifle innovation by allowing large corporations to sit on patents and prevent others from using similar ideas.
• Some argue that a world without patents would allow small inventors to be immediately copied by large corporations, while others believe that this already happens and that patents do not provide sufficient protection.
• Shortening the patent term or implementing a system where inventors must set aside money for a bounty to be paid to anyone who invalidates the patent through prior art could be potential solutions to the current issues with the patent system.
• The value of an idea lies not in its novelty, but in its execution and the effort put into turning it into something tangible and useful.
• The concept of intellectual property is not necessarily the best way to promote innovation and progress, and alternative systems could be explored.
• The ability to execute an idea and bring it to market is often more important than the idea itself, and individuals should focus on developing their skills and abilities to turn their ideas into reality.
• The patent system can be used as a tool for large corporations to suppress innovation and maintain their market power, rather than to promote progress and creativity.