Re:Achtung: Decentralize, decentralize, decentralize
by coldtea on Monday March 26, 2018 @01:04AM
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>A company gets to decide what business it's in (Facebook and Google have each explored several), what its ethics are, and how these ethics apply.
Companies aren't individuals. They are aggregates, and
(absence some major force, e.g. like Gates in MS or Jobs in Apple, or some important founding principles) aggregates tend to go to some mean, which in the case of companies includes profits above all.
Re:Achtung: Decentralize, decentralize, decentralize
by mehrdadn on Monday March 26, 2018 @06:22AM
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There seems to be far less thought and nuance placed in your comment than the one you're responding to. I would try to reconsider the points mentioned.
Companies aren't individuals. They are aggregates, and (absence some major force, e.g. like Gates in MS or Jobs in Apple, or some important founding principles) aggregates tend to go to some mean, which in the case of companies includes profits above all.