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Re:Macroeconomic Changes Have Made It Impossible for Me to W... by manmal on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @06:03AM (#34516894)
Everyone is replaceable, in some way. Even Steve Jobs and Bill Gates seem to have been replaceable, at least from a stock owner perspective.

I'd like to offer a different explanation: Entrenched in-groups and institutions control access to the highest paid jobs. You need to become a part of those to be allowed to participate.

Re:Macroeconomic Changes Have Made It Impossible for Me to W... by ZiiS on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @06:23AM (#34517020)
Being able to run a megacorp is very different then being able to build one.
Re:Macroeconomic Changes Have Made It Impossible for Me to W... by Kon-Peki on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @06:40AM (#34517125)
Good news for them! They don't need to build a megacorp - they already have one. And it needs running.
Re:Macroeconomic Changes Have Made It Impossible for Me to W... by mshake2 on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @05:41PM (#34525172)
>Entrenched in-groups and institutions control access to the highest paid jobs. You need to become a part of those to be allowed to participate.

That's the same thing as being difficult to replace. You gain "access" by being perceived as difficult to replace. The more difficult you are to replace, the higher your access.

Re:Macroeconomic Changes Have Made It Impossible for Me to W... by manmal on Thursday January 26, 2023 @02:39AM (#34528801)
Sure, it’s not easy to replace anyone. It’s often not even easy to replace cleaning personnel. But nobody is irreplaceable.
Re:Macroeconomic Changes Have Made It Impossible for Me to W... by mshake2 on Thursday January 26, 2023 @02:34PM (#34537491)
Good thing I didn't say that then
Re:Macroeconomic Changes Have Made It Impossible for Me to W... by manmal on Friday January 27, 2023 @01:58AM (#34543407)
I was referring to your first sentence:

> That's the same thing as being difficult to replace

I‘d appreciate if you didn‘t respond in a passive-aggressive manner.

Re:Macroeconomic Changes Have Made It Impossible for Me to W... by devnullbrain on Friday January 27, 2023 @03:51PM (#34551676)
This illustrates the difference between 'explanation' and 'justification'.