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Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by Ericson2314 on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @02:07PM (#23327315)
Bell labs was good precisely because I doubt it ever made anyone much money. Hmmmm.....
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Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by wwright on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @02:45PM (#23327926)
Someone could make some good money by explaining how this squares with the conventional wisdom that optimizing for profit also optimizes for the good of mankind.
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Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by jfk13 on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @04:37PM (#23329631)
That's "conventional wisdom"? It sounds like a pretty implausible proposition to me.
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Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by Ericson2314 on Thursday May 28, 2020 @03:00PM (#23341026)
hahaha I (think I) see what you did there
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