Re:Coinbase lays off around 1,100 employees
by stevenjgarner on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @07:13PM
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Given that successful technologies have mostly been developed by corporations which have appreciated in value from their innovation, do you favor a Luddite lifestyle, eschewing technology? Or do you think investors would rush to put their capital at risk for no return? I believe the technologies on which we are enjoying this conversation would never have emerged if a wealth tax hit silicon valley after WW II.
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Re:Coinbase lays off around 1,100 employees
by akoncius on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @07:29PM
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internet was created by two universities, not private companies.
and usually universities are funded by governments.
private companies ruined internet actually.
Private companies ruined the internet by creating millions of jobs?
Re:Coinbase lays off around 1,100 employees
by kurisufag on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @10:45PM
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as much as I enjoy longing for the time when using the internet meant browsing 5-6 boards that weren't all that populated, private companies "ruined the internet" by giving the average person access to it.
you can argue that has been a net negative for the Internet, but it is clearly better for society generally.