Comments by "Martin Tyson" (@marktyler3381) on "How The MIT Ideas Factory Revolutionised the Future" video.

Great video as always. Tiny pedant point it's al - um - ni.
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@marksuave25 It will, but it's naive to think it's just god given talent. All power to that, but there is a problem with disparity and it's a lot to do with debt. That's not going full commie to recognise. American folks in the 50s could buy a house, car and holiday on one income. Something's changed, although I imagine talent is still in the same proportions.
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Innovation is what it is, and can be used for harm as well obviously. Wealth inequality is a structural issue mainly. It's unfortunate, and there are very few real philanthropists as in the days of the Poor Reform Laws (in the UK), but look to the banks and government instead for the causes.
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@marksuave25 I'm not Libertarian, but I have sympathies in that direction. I live in the UK, in a new build - it's winter, and I still haven't turned on the central heating. That's innovation making life better.
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@Kloppin4H0rses Problem as I see it, like everything today, is everyone has a simple solution, myself included. Either you work hard or not, be rich or poor, is not that simple sometimes. Dichotomania I call it.
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