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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by ThomPete on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @11:17AM (#12735276)
The same thing can be said about the normalization of globalization and technological progress which allowed the politicians and the companies who pay for their campaigns to trade jobs for cheap flat screens.

Ignoring one just because the other is more obvious isn't any better in my book.

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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by fisherjeff on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @11:41AM (#12735529)
No need to assume that I'm ignoring anything. I'm willing to accept globalization and technological progress despite their many imperfections because they have real, tangible benefits to humanity. On the other hand, the only person that stands to gain from authoritarianism is its leader.
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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by ThomPete on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @11:50AM (#12735626)
Yeah so you are willing to accept the collateral damage of those who don't stand to benefit and whose lives are being destroyed from that. This is just another version of the same. Not better, not worse, just different.
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