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A comment on Mark Zuckerberg's Free Basics argument doesn't address conflicts of interest. Parent comment

Re:Mark Zuckerberg's Free Basics argument doesn't address co... by cmurf on Thursday December 31, 2015 @03:16AM (#10816791)
it is not a class system, it's integrating some aspect of meritocracy. It is performance, not wallet based.
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Re:Mark Zuckerberg's Free Basics argument doesn't address co... by icelancer on Thursday December 31, 2015 @03:25AM (#10816810)
Performance is highly correlated with household income for fairly obvious reasons, regardless of system.
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Re:Mark Zuckerberg's Free Basics argument doesn't address co... by cmurf on Thursday December 31, 2015 @03:43AM (#10816846)
Of course, but there's a difference between income being relevant yet incidental, and embracing it as a completely appropriate model to relish in.
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