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I bet the bigger problem was that the raise went into operating costs, whereas investment in surveillance goes into capital costs. The corporation doesn't get t
by jschwartzi 7y ago
I bet the bigger problem was that the raise went into operating costs, whereas investment in surveillance goes into capital costs. The corporation doesn't get to list any money it pays out to employees on its balance sheet, but that Orwellian surveillance system is capital and counts as an asset the corporation can leverage for a higher valuation.
It's all part of how Capitalism reduces humans to a drain on the system in favor of material.
- lonelappde 7y agoCapital depreciates. It's an expense.
- jschwartzi 7y agoBut it still shows up on the balance sheet, so it doesn't look like you're bleeding money the same way an operating expense like a raise does.