Ford Perfect is stuck in a planet with executives and marketing people, and they have nothing

what about this wheel thingy? It sounds a terribly interesting project.” “Ah,” said the marketing girl, “well, we’re having a little difficulty there.” “Difficulty?” exclaimed Ford. “Difficulty? What do you mean, difficulty? It’s the single simplest machine in the entire Universe!” The marketing girl soured him with a look “All right, Mr. Wiseguy,” she said, “you’re so clever, you tell us what color it should be.

Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Oh God, the number of comments taking this post as a literal question is too high. I can’t tell if they’re serious or not.

I guess I’ll do my best too explain. Often pro-capitalist individuals will use the argument that without capitalism nothing would get done and/or invented. The point of this post is that things did get done and invented without capitalism. Thus invalidating this particular capitalist argument.

Freezing to death is a pretty big motivator.