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[–] Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you step back and look at every company out there, we could probably either determine they have no purpose to the greater good of humanity or they chose to ignore a new invention because they are not even close to done making money on the current one. Could you imagine where we’d be if we progressed on improving a technology because it was a better option?

Capitalism sucks. It sucks for the planet.

But hey, I made 5 trillion dollars on a stock today, so there’s that /s

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

20+ years ago Colgate bought and shelved a patent for an antibacterial mouthwash that only targeted bacteria that erode enamel.

"We can't sell this shit... It will put us and the entire dentistry profession under"