Paradigms Lost (Score 1)

The basic problem is a cultural unwillingness to adopt new ideas. Hundreds of books have been written on "paradigm" shifts. The corollary to this is that the more complex an invention, the more difficult it will be to implement and obtain any commercial credit. Had Russell invented the "clapper" he might have seen some royalties. The day of the garage inventor coming up with a major invention that changes the world is about on par with hitting the lottery, given the structure of the social / legal environment. Our societies' process for invention is established around corporate, government and university labs to initiate "new" inventions only in their narrow lanes of expertise.