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Re:GE switches off light bulb business after almost 130 years by beervirus on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @10:03PM (#23332618)
“Stakeholder capitalism” notwithstanding, that’s kind of the goal of every company.
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Re:GE switches off light bulb business after almost 130 years by windexh8er on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @11:52PM (#23333205)
Thanks to Milton Friedman's doctrine [0]. Unfortunate that is viewed as the default goal.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedman_doctrine

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Re:GE switches off light bulb business after almost 130 years by samdamsamm on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @10:18PM (#23332710)
Stakeholder capitalism is an oxymoron. You either hold capital or you bear the stakes. That’s the point.
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Re:GE switches off light bulb business after almost 130 years by Simulacra on Thursday May 28, 2020 @01:13PM (#23339800)
Precisely
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