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Re:Saudi Money Fuels the Tech Industry. It’s Time to Ask Why by Barrin92 on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @12:01AM (#15641181)
> What they're asking is why do we let this happen in a country that boasts about its commitment to democracy and human rights?

don't get me wrong, I care about this as much as you do. I'm just saying that the valley itself is not the right place for this, it's a political matter. we shouldn't waste our time going on a deep introspection tour into 'tech values', they have a duty towards their shareholders as much as BP or Exxon.

Re:Saudi Money Fuels the Tech Industry. It’s Time to Ask Why by MaxfordAndSons on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @02:34AM (#15641606)
> they have a duty towards their shareholders as much as BP or Exxon

Or as little. The concept of fiduciary duty is just a hack to keep corporations working in the service of capital, rather than, you know, the common good or whatever. It's neither a legal standard nor an economic imperative, just a convenient myth. I guess it can be encoded into the charter of a company, in which case it is their imperative, but I digress.

But I totally agree that it's absurd that this debate is being scoped to the tech industry.