Re:The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town
by toomuchtodo on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @12:33PM
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I wish Hacker News would strip out affiliate codes.
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Re:The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town
by davidw on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @01:28PM
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We're capitalists here, mostly, so people don't mind. People who are just here to spam get turfed out pretty quickly. I don't recommend stuff that I don't think is pertinent to a conversation.
Re:The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town
by toomuchtodo on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @01:31PM
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> We're capitalists here, mostly, so people don't mind.
I have never thought [citation required] was more necessary than with this comment.
We're technology professionals or enthusiasts primarily here.
Re:The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town
by ssalazar on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @02:18PM
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Y Combinator embodies the very definition of capitalism, and they host this site. While the community seems more diverse than that, its fair to say there is a capitalist bent.
Re:The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town
by toomuchtodo on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @04:25PM
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> Y Combinator embodies the very definition of capitalism
Y Combinator also donates to efficient non-profits in the tech space, no strings attached. That's not traditionally capitalistic.
Re:The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town
by ectoplasm on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @04:31PM
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Philanthropy is a lot harder without capitalism. "I should be the one who decides where the money I worked so hard to make gets donated." Besides, it's good advertising.
Re:The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town
by davidw on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @02:03PM
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I didn't mean capitalists in terms of a job - I'm a tech guy too - but in terms of being ok with capitalism and making money.
Re:The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town
by toomuchtodo on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @02:06PM
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> but in terms of being ok with capitalism and making money.
That's exactly what I mean as well. I'm a socialist looking to replace jobs with cheap renewable energy, software, and robotics automation. Definitely not a capitalist. To each their own.