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Simple cost-benefit. If your problem is that homeless people are sleeping in front of your ads and you can A) shelter some homeless people for several weeks o
by 746F7475 10y ago
Simple cost-benefit. If your problem is that homeless people are sleeping in front of your ads and you can
A) shelter some homeless people for several weeks or
B) install spikes and keep every homeless person away (seemingly) forever.
- ranko 10y agoInstalling the spikes moves, but doesn't solve the problem; the homeless people are still homeless. Of course, the people who install the spikes don't (at least directly) bear the societal cost of homelessness.
- s_kilk 10y agoWe're making the mistake of assuming that "move" is not the win-condition in this scenario. Corporations don't care about solving these problems. Simply moving the problem somewhere else counts as a win for them.
- eutectic 10y agoIt's more a lamentation than a mistake.
- ranko 10y agoThat's not "win-win" - the corporation wins, but nobody else really does.
- PeterisP 10y agoIt is a "win" condition for them. A "win-win" setup could be nice, but it doesn't mean that such result is possible or feasible, and in the absence of solid, realistic "win-win" proposals this is the best option for them.