Re:Why WhatsApp Only Needs 50 Engineers for Its 900M Users
by thundergolfer on Sunday January 29, 2023 @11:43AM
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You think directing your massive fortune towards spending on luxury goods isn't in itself "twiddling society's levers"?
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Re:Why WhatsApp Only Needs 50 Engineers for Its 900M Users
by kubb on Sunday January 29, 2023 @11:51AM
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Yeah, you don't build a yacht in isolation, you need labor, resources, it has a cultural and environmental impact.
Whatever you do with so much dough is gonna have consequences, there's no staying neutral.
Re:Why WhatsApp Only Needs 50 Engineers for Its 900M Users
by roncesvalles on Monday January 30, 2023 @03:04AM
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It's not the same because it's within the bounds of what the economy "wants" you to do. It's an option that's available, instead of modifying the fabric of society to create an option that was previously unimaginable.
Re:Why WhatsApp Only Needs 50 Engineers for Its 900M Users
by thundergolfer on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:47AM
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I think that's a completely broken idea of how an economy works. There's no neutral position where your cooperating with an economy "wants".