A post revisits the case for open science and the politics of intellectual property
tokenbender · x · 2026-07-25
The post revives a long-form argument about open science and the rise of a “hacker class.”
The quoted passage argues that abstractions become new forms of property, that hackers create value through abstraction, and that modern power concentrates in a “vectoralist class” that controls communication, command, and the realization of intellectual property.
Key idea
- Scientific openness is framed as an enduring ideal.
- Innovation and abstraction are treated as forms of property that can be enclosed.
- The text links software-era creativity to broader struggles over ownership and control.
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