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You own a company that exclusively deals in wart removal. You own many places that distribute wart removal spray, ice presses, and even places where you can surgically remove warts. Due to the nature of warts, you will always have business with the people who frequent your stores, as well with people who have only just had one wart. This company nets you a 7 figure salary yearly.
In one of your many R&D departments, your most prominent researcher approaches you in a frantic state. "We've done it," he says. It turns out that the R&D department has done the impossible. They have invented a serum that, with only one injection, represses the growth of warts, thus ending the wart problem as a whole. While distributing this cure would surely increase income in the short term and end a scourge of man once and for all, it would effectively end your business for good. -
Your scientist is excited to release the cure for the world's scrutiny, but you ask him to hold on and table the cure for awhile while you think through your choices.
The question is would you release the cure knowing it would ruin your business to better society? If so or If not, explain your reasoning. Try your best to be honest. -
I would pot a patent on it and be rich.
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If every person in the world got the shot and there was just $1 profit. Well thats billions
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I'd kill the scienctist. Can't risk that cure destroying my business...
On a serious note, I wouldn't publish the cure. It would do more harm then good due taxes on my product ect.
Now if the cure was for something life threatening, I'd happily sacrifice my business. But warts aren't life threatening. -
🔰Superyan🔰 wrote:
👆Agreed.I'd kill the scienctist. Can't risk that cure destroying my business...
On a serious note, I wouldn't publish the cure. It would do more harm then good due taxes on my product ect.
Now if the cure was for something life threatening, I'd happily sacrifice my business. But warts aren't life threatening. -
I'd put it in one of the removal products. Just one, without telling anyone about its ability.
That way, those that use that specific product will be cured and those that are being treated with a different product will continue to do so.
The cure gets out, slowly, and the profit continues. -
If it gets stopped from being released the owner is a bad person and it's up to the scientist to now leave the company and release it himself as long as there were no IP contracts he signed with the wart company.
Life threatening or not holding something like that back is only holding back human progression.
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Since the scientist works for you the formula actually belongs to your company. So you have the right to release it or not. Me personally? I'd release it because not everyone would get the shot. Also the patent on the cure belongs to you so If that formula is used in any other cure you get paid from that. So release it downsize your business and invest and you're set for life.
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YoungP wrote:
Most of the big pharma and medical companies are run by what you call the "bad person" Why do you think there is never any real cure to many diseases? Why is the average MPG of cars sold in the USA about the sdame or less than it was 25 years ago or 35 years ago?If it gets stopped from being released the owner is a bad person and it's up to the scientist to now leave the company and release it himself as long as there were no IP contracts he signed with the wart company.
Life threatening or not holding something like that back is only holding back human progression.
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Violent Vin🇺🇸💀🔫 wrote:
Another question would be say you are the scientist and your company decides to hide the cure, do you have the moral obligation to polio vaccination on them(give away the cure for free in spite of the company) or does your loyalty to the company supersede this obligation?Since the scientist works for you the formula actually belongs to your company. So you have the right to release it or not. Me personally? I'd release it because not everyone would get the shot. Also the patent on the cure belongs to you so If that formula is used in any other cure you get paid from that. So release it downsize your business and invest and you're set for life.
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If you are the one benefiting from something then you do your best to keep it that way. It sounds cruel but that's just the way it is. Nice guys finish last so while it may be the right thing to do...I really wonder how many people would choose to do so if really presented with this scenario?
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Are you in this situation by any chance? Do you own a wart removal company?
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Since the wart isn't going to kill them I wouldn't give it out. I would keep my business going to way it was unless somebody had horrible warts all over their body. Then I would give them the cure. But at a hefty price
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I would say give it out to everybody in the world for free just because it's one more disease or problem people have to worry about completely wiping warts off the earth would be a great step for mankind in the fight against health problems
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Charge a lot for the cure, so only people willing to pay a premium get it. To all others, charge the removal fee. Periodically reduce the cost of the cure, but keeping it at what the market can bear. Give the scientist a bonus based on cute sales.
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I'd distribute it at a large markup, use the profits to change the direction of my r&d department and begin working on other problems, rather than specifically specializing in wart removal.
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I would put it on sale for an astronomical price after I've patented it. That way only the wealthiest could afford it, thus preserving the profits of my business. Didn't you take economics? 😉
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Sell it at an outrageous price. Don't companies do this all the time?
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Lace the shot with nicotine. Voila whole new business model.
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Tonytlj add:TLJ wrote:
👆👆👆👆👆I'd distribute it at a large markup, use the profits to change the direction of my r&d department and begin working on other problems, rather than specifically specializing in wart removal.
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All seriousness, your mission as a entrepreneur was wart removal. No greater success than wiping them out. I'd get paid back in another way, no doubt. There are those that call it karma, I call it the blessing of God. Folks, you do what's right and right will be done to you, maybe not in this lifetime but this one isn't the one that matters most.
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MrZigler wrote: Most of the big pharma and medical companies are run by what you call the "bad person" Why do you think there is never any real cure to many diseases? Why is the average MPG of cars sold in the USA about the sdame or less than it was 25 years ago or 35 years ago?
I'm 100% behind this. And a lot circles back to big related businesses like the gas industry with cars... It's not all the car manufacturers, they get funding from gov and has companies- look at Ford they usually say "works best with BP" etc. so for Ford to release engines that run on water for instance then I'm sure BP would be pissed and not give them any more funding.
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Violent Vin🇺🇸💀🔫 wrote:
Since the scientist works for you the formula actually belongs to your company.
Not true. That one physical product in the lab is their property but the formula is Intellectual Property until it gets a patent.
Most jobs don't have an IP clause in their contract since its such a hard legal hurdle to tackle.
And if the company got a patent then it's public info and then they would be scrutinized for not selling the vaccine. So either way the company could get screwed all it takes is one brave person be it the decision makers, the scientist, or the public.
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What are the side affects to the new serium. " risk of death, diarrhea,headaches, penal falls off, cancer,blindness,baldness, heart attack on and on…
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7 figures a year? As in 7k a year?!?
Fuck that, my business sucks!
Paten the cure, and you make 20 years worth of your original salary, at least! -
Tonytlj add:TLJ wrote:
I'd distribute it at a large markup, use the profits to change the direction of my r&d department and begin working on other problems, rather than specifically specializing in wart removal.
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Pushing humanity forward > becoming slightly more rich
Of course release the cure
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Me personally.
I'd release the cure for £100 a shot. If everyone got one your looking at 100's of billions, nobody needs that amount of money so I would be happy enough with a few billion and I'd invest in cures for cancer and aids with the rest. -
Well it depends, if it was a cure for cancer or altzimers I'd definitely give the cure
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Big Jake wrote:
All seriousness, your mission as a entrepreneur was wart removal. No greater success than wiping them out. I'd get paid back in another way, no doubt. There are those that call it karma, I call it the blessing of God. Folks, you do what's right and right will be done to you, maybe not in this lifetime but this one isn't the one that matters most.
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