Re:Inside Facebook's Data Wars
by tehjoker on Thursday July 15, 2021 @11:26AM
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> And their interested might be misaligned with company mission, let alone shareholder interests.
Employee interests are irreconcilably and diametrically opposed to employer and shareholder interests. This is a basic tenet of Marxist thinking. Each faction is trying to get as much from the other as possible.
> But people who "do" things don't necessarily see the big picture.
This is in part because they have no need to because they are not listened to.
> People who extract money hire people who know who should be listened and who shouldn't.
They hire people that advance their interests versus others.
> different companies want different conflicting laws
This is true. There are fights among the ruling class. None of them actually care about anything other than maximum wealth extraction. Human rights as a sales pitch to a consumer base to be discarded at the slightest turbulence.
> So, I believe your world view is too deeply flawed, so there's probably no point to discuss further. Cheers!
Employee interests are irreconcilably and diametrically opposed to employer and shareholder interests. This is a basic tenet of Marxist thinking. Each faction is trying to get as much from the other as possible.
> But people who "do" things don't necessarily see the big picture.
This is in part because they have no need to because they are not listened to.
> People who extract money hire people who know who should be listened and who shouldn't.
They hire people that advance their interests versus others.
> different companies want different conflicting laws
This is true. There are fights among the ruling class. None of them actually care about anything other than maximum wealth extraction. Human rights as a sales pitch to a consumer base to be discarded at the slightest turbulence.
> So, I believe your world view is too deeply flawed, so there's probably no point to discuss further. Cheers!
Likewise.