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> A business is not a government Yes it is, hence the existence of concepts like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_governance https://en.wikipedia.org/wi

> A business is not a government Yes it is, hence the existence of concepts like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_governance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_governance and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workplace_democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workplace_democracy Employers have a great deal of authority of their employee's lives - to that extent they govern their employees. This is all straightforward, conventional usage of these words and terms. Government also makes the rules about how businesses operate (property law, contract law, and so forth), and give businesses the right to enforce them - in this way, businesses are an extension of government in the control they have over our lives. All you're doing is question-begging the exact premise I'm critiquing in the first place: That the workplace is in a magic separate dimension where principles usually agreed to be good (democracy, equality) are no longer desirable or even applicable.

anm89 5y ago
That is honestly probably the single dumbest things I've ever seen written on hacker news. Congrats.
- djrobstep 5y ago
  Instead of insults, perhaps you could explain what you think is wrong with it or what you disagree with. I'm not sure why this has made you angry - perhaps you've become irrationally attached to certain ideological beliefs, and my pointing them out has triggered you.
  - anm89 5y ago
    >A business is not a government >Yes it is Some things reach a point of idiocy where no one is going to be convinced and you just need to call things what they are. And that is fucking moronic. So let's just stick with that.
    - djrobstep 5y ago
      Imagine being so convinced you're correct that you call others idiots and morons, when a cursory read of the relevant wikipedia article would show that you're obviously wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government Emphasis mine: > A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, *generally* a state. > While *all types of organizations have governance*, the term government is *often* used more specifically, to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. So you are simply ignorant of the broader meaning of the term. I look forward to your apology. But do please try to interact with more humility and politeness in future, and be familiar with the very basics of a topic before debating it.

anm89 5y ago

That is honestly probably the single dumbest things I've ever seen written on hacker news. Congrats.

djrobstep 5y ago
Instead of insults, perhaps you could explain what you think is wrong with it or what you disagree with. I'm not sure why this has made you angry - perhaps you've become irrationally attached to certain ideological beliefs, and my pointing them out has triggered you.
- anm89 5y ago
  >A business is not a government >Yes it is Some things reach a point of idiocy where no one is going to be convinced and you just need to call things what they are. And that is fucking moronic. So let's just stick with that.
  - djrobstep 5y ago
    Imagine being so convinced you're correct that you call others idiots and morons, when a cursory read of the relevant wikipedia article would show that you're obviously wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government Emphasis mine: > A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, *generally* a state. > While *all types of organizations have governance*, the term government is *often* used more specifically, to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. So you are simply ignorant of the broader meaning of the term. I look forward to your apology. But do please try to interact with more humility and politeness in future, and be familiar with the very basics of a topic before debating it.