Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software...
by munksbeer on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:17AM
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> The system is built to capture value (not create it) while externalising as much damage and cost as possible.
What system?
Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software...
by FrustratedMonky on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @09:25AM
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The System.
US.
We are MOLOCH.
Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software...
by nerdponx on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:19AM
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It's worse than "the system". It's natural human behavior. Take as much as you can for yourself and your friends/family, push the costs onto everyone else. Altruism only happens in proportion to the extent to which it's felt.
Humanity has not yet invented a system that discourages this behavior effectively in the presence of abundance and wealth.
Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software...
by sevensor on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @09:10AM
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> The only mission is try to find a way to survive and prosper under hegemonic capitalism.
How true this is depends on where the money is coming from. Founders at a bootstrapped company may actually believe in their stated mission. I've seen it. Once investment money gets involved, sure, it's all about the exit. Even the founders may be legitimately confused about this, which results in a lot of mixed messages. Professional leaders who have held executive positions at large enterprises have zero illusions and will probably give it to you straight if you ask them one-on-one.
The system is built to capture value (not create it) while externalising as much damage and cost as possible.
The sooner one accepts that the less deluded one needs to be. There's no company 'mission'. The only mission is try to find a way to survive and prosper under hegemonic capitalism.