> Norway is a model for good for NORWAY, not a model for good.

Why should a country prioritize other countries over their own interests, particularly when it comes to economics? Everyone does that

I guess it's only bad when youre doing well or something, then you're obliged to be the world's benefactor. We're not even talking about donating to developing countries either.

The line is very arbitrary...

> Why should a country prioritize other countries over their own interests, particularly when it comes to economics? Everyone does that

Why should a person prioritize other people over their own interests, particularly when it comes to economics? Everyone does that... I guess it's only bad when youre doing well or something, then you're obliged to be the peoples's benefactor. We're not even talking about donating to developing people either.

==The line is very arbitrary...==

Is it? Countries are not people. Democracies like Norway, are comprised of many people who elect officials to represent their interests as a people. How is that the same as an individual person?

So it's fine for Norway to sell oil and buy nestle for the good of its people. But it's bad for the ultra rich to do the same?

What "good of its people" are the ultra rich serving? They are serving the good of themselves, no other people involved. When Norway sells oil, lots of that money goes to a generous social safety net that supports people of Norway.

The analogy doesn't really work.

So it's perfectly fine for Norway to trash the planet, and profit off of nestle doing shitty things in Africa? Because it's good for one group of people, at the expense of others?

> fine for Norway to trash the planet

Give me a break, they’re exporting oil and driving Teslas. Once a country has decarbonised they get to start going after the Norwegians. In the meantime, it’s throwing stones from a glass house.

You have to draw a line somewhere. Countries seem like the natural place to start. You’re welcome to pitch your own lines and see who agrees. Though, this will likely end up with you being at odds with other arbitrary line drawers. What happens from there is usually not great.

What do you think about imperialism? It follows the same analogue.

Apple is not the reason why Silcon Valley is the way it is, this is emergent and not in any agents control. Let’s not forget Apple has large campuses around the US and in Ireland.

Especially Ireland, because that’s how you can shelter a bunch of your profits from taxes.

Apple cares about Ireland as much as they can abuse them to not pay their share of taxes.

Apple has had a pretty large office in cork since 1980.

It beats the model of the rest of the world where billionaires get resources for cheap and then sell oil to the world and buy Nestle stock.

"Its akin to apple and musk saying "fuck it where gonna split the pie with every one in CA" and the rest of America getting bupkis."

It beats taking the whole pie and complaining about taxes.