… That’s an absolute wild and hella nationalistic take. There’s nothing even slightly uniquely Americans about embezzlement and theft-- Europe has been doing that for thousands of years before America even existed

Alternatives are much more likely to exist if the need for them exists prior to creation rather than after

There’s actually extremely strong logic behind publishing the winner. It’s a whole hell of a lot harder to rig when your name is everywhere when you win.

Like they are already? Iol

Some level of advertising is a necessary evil when you’re in a capitalist system because otherwise people have no way to get their products out ti the market. There’s a balance to be struck.

Hell even in other systems advertising is still important for finding out about cool new things even if money no longer exists