The Murder of Wilbur Wright (2020)

&quot;Not with sticks and stones, but with a barrage of patent lawsuits. We will have to tell the aliens how we used this great system of socially legitimate torture to slowly wear him down over the years.&quot;<p>Author fails to note that the Wrights were doing most of the suing.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Wright_brothers_patent_war" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Wright_brothers_patent_war</a><p>&quot;The lawsuits damaged the public image of the Wright brothers, who previously had been generally regarded as heroes. Critics said the brothers&#x27; actions may have hampered the development of aviation, and compared their actions unfavorably to European inventors, who worked more openly&quot;

Holy shit, great writing! Who is this author?<p><pre><code> I do not think they will forgive us. I am not sure we should forgive ourselves. </code></pre> I mean, I think idea is a simplification. Thompson spent all his time building things, just that one had outsized impact it&#x27;s a power law thing.<p>But yeah, great, hard hitting, ending.