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Re:Why Japanese companies do so many different things by oefrha on Friday May 22, 2026 @08:00PM (#48243072)
Failed businesses also tend to provide lower returns on capital, and that’s totally backed up by data. Doesn’t mean the “purpose” of those companies was to provide lower returns on capital.
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Re:Why Japanese companies do so many different things by thfuran on Saturday May 23, 2026 @03:39AM (#48245596)
The purpose of a system is what it does.
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Re:Why Japanese companies do so many different things by simianwords on Saturday May 23, 2026 @05:55AM (#48246347)
This is mostly a meaningless statement that can be used in any situation
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Re:Why Japanese companies do so many different things by gottorf on Monday May 25, 2026 @01:37AM (#48263729)
It's a very meaningful statement when people claim that thing X's purpose is Y which is good, and therefore thing X is good, even though the actual outcome Z is not Y and in fact may be diametrically opposed to Y. Happens quite often.

I don't know if it really applies to the current thread, but I just wanted to point out that POSIWID is certainly not a vapid, empty concept.

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