The video does not speak about software patents, but it contains little or no explanation to back the (probably false) assertion that investors cease to invent and people go poor without patents. What the video shows by all means is that patents have -- at least in some people's view -- become American's "intellectual monopolies" that people often refer to.
In addition to the USPTO there is also the EPO, which will hopefully remain more sane. Here is a video showing the EPO. ⬆
Some publicly available information suggests that even for each paid subscriber for plagiarism (LLM 'coding') GitHub Copilot still loses more money than it makes
"Mr Neidle said after repelling Mr Zahawi he was contacted by bloggers and tweeters who had received similar threats. They deleted their work “and in most cases never commented publicly on anything again”."
Tolerance and inclusion must extend to acceptance that some people don't agree with you, might never agree with you, and imposing what allegedly works for you on them is unreasonable
People don't get married because they love weddings, folks don't join the army because they love war, and most drivers don't drive to work because they love cars
