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As an inventor, are we then our own judge, jury, and executioner?
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Sometimes, I suppose yes. But only if we are brave enough, or stupid enough. I would be content to offer my innovation for public scrutiny and let them decide, I just like living too much.
Insomuch as many readers often gloss over the posts without actually clicking on any of the links that are occasionally offered, I am recommending the Wikepedia article on Midgely to them. I can't quite get over the poignant manner of his death, strangled by a contraption of his own invention. There's some kind of poetic justice there.