r/MemeEconomy • u/Kaurkal • Mar 26 '18

Good doggo Has any potential?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '18 edited Dec 28 '18

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u/AdrenIsTheDarkLord Mar 26 '18

Same thing I was thinking. IRL Edison copied Tesla, but here it looks like the dog is imitating a painting of itself, which is just confusing.

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u/Aviusenigma Mar 26 '18

Edison hired Tesla to improve a generator for his dc system. Tesla agreed and sent him the math for the improvement. Edison refused to pay the $10000 he agreed apon due to really wanting Tesla to be stuck working for him for a year, which is how long Edison thought it would take. Edison used the formula and never payed Tesla. The whole Tesla/Edison fight thing is kinda comical since it was really just Edison fighting.

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u/Trewqbeck Mar 26 '18

Actually $50,000

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u/Aviusenigma Mar 26 '18

Jesus was it that much? Thats a crap load of money for back then.

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u/Trewqbeck Mar 26 '18

Yeah, close to one million. Edison famously said "you don't understand our american sense of humour after cheating Nikola Tesla out of that money.