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# Overheard : Prosperity & Open Source
- URL: https://kudithipudi.org/overheard-prosperity-open-source/
- Published: 2026-01-07T16:54:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-07T16:54:48.000Z
- Description: Loved this quote by Matt Ridley on how open sourcing and sharing ideas leads to improved prosperity. Positive sum instead of zero sum games. The free...
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- Tags: OverHeard, life, philosophy, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-23 02:32

Loved this quote by [Matt Ridley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%5FRidley?ref=kudithipudi.org) on how open sourcing and sharing ideas leads to improved prosperity. Positive sum instead of zero sum games. The free exchange, combination, and mating of different ideas (like trade and specialization) drive human progress and wealth far more effectively than when ideas are not not shared and guarded.

> Prosperity happens when ideas have sex  
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