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No. Dictatorship means someone else holds absolute power over the basic rights of all subjects including their right to live. There is no equivalence with a cor

by mertd 5y ago

No. Dictatorship means someone else holds absolute power over the basic rights of all subjects including their right to live. There is no equivalence with a corporate org structure. I don't know how the two can even be confused.

nautilius 5y ago
Also, your boss won't shoot you, or lock you and your family away when you give your notice.
- kingkawn 5y ago
  True, only starve them to death and let them die from neglect and lack of shelter if you slip up.
  - nautilius 5y ago
    It’s not clear to me how your future former boss has the power to starve you to death.
brabel 5y ago
This is a response from someone who tries really hard to not understand the point. OP said corporations are * a few steps away * from dictatorships, they did not confuse the two. If you don't understand that a few steps away does not imply it's the same thing, you need to reflect on your skils as a reader.
- nautilius 5y ago
  But they’re nowhere close to even be compared. What you’re saying is like claiming that a dog is like an eagle, there’s only a few ft difference in altitude. The key feature of the dictatorship (bird) - the absolute and total power over your life (flying) - is something the corporation most of use work in (dogs) simply cannot have. If they want to (flap your paws real hard, I guess) just walk away.
  - brabel 5y ago
    I am sorry, but I cannot agree at all because you make no real points why you think there's a large difference between having an all-powerful CEO who makes all decisions alone on a corporation (except he's obviously not allowed to arrest you or use violence, usually) and a regime where the leader gains those missing powers to do whatever the hell he wants. The two things originate from the same desire humans have to "believe" in an all-knowing entity, and their propensity to attribute superpowers to a leader. These are only different by the level of the power the person has at his disposal, which is not nearly as different as you seem to believe... history shows things can escalate extremely quickly without anyone noticing. You make a silly analogy and seem to actually believe it's representative of what we're discussing, showing a lack of understanding beyond that which would allow a proper discussion to continue. That doesn't show your intelligence and ability to debate, quite the opposite.
    - nautilius 5y ago
      Haha, yeah, the ‘you’re stupid’ argument seems to be the only one you’re capable of. Enjoy.

by mertd 5y ago

nautilius 5y ago

Also, your boss won't shoot you, or lock you and your family away when you give your notice.

kingkawn 5y ago
True, only starve them to death and let them die from neglect and lack of shelter if you slip up.
- nautilius 5y ago
  It’s not clear to me how your future former boss has the power to starve you to death.

brabel 5y ago

This is a response from someone who tries really hard to not understand the point. OP said corporations are * a few steps away * from dictatorships, they did not confuse the two. If you don't understand that a few steps away does not imply it's the same thing, you need to reflect on your skils as a reader.

nautilius 5y ago
But they’re nowhere close to even be compared. What you’re saying is like claiming that a dog is like an eagle, there’s only a few ft difference in altitude. The key feature of the dictatorship (bird) - the absolute and total power over your life (flying) - is something the corporation most of use work in (dogs) simply cannot have. If they want to (flap your paws real hard, I guess) just walk away.
- brabel 5y ago
  I am sorry, but I cannot agree at all because you make no real points why you think there's a large difference between having an all-powerful CEO who makes all decisions alone on a corporation (except he's obviously not allowed to arrest you or use violence, usually) and a regime where the leader gains those missing powers to do whatever the hell he wants. The two things originate from the same desire humans have to "believe" in an all-knowing entity, and their propensity to attribute superpowers to a leader. These are only different by the level of the power the person has at his disposal, which is not nearly as different as you seem to believe... history shows things can escalate extremely quickly without anyone noticing. You make a silly analogy and seem to actually believe it's representative of what we're discussing, showing a lack of understanding beyond that which would allow a proper discussion to continue. That doesn't show your intelligence and ability to debate, quite the opposite.
  - nautilius 5y ago
    Haha, yeah, the ‘you’re stupid’ argument seems to be the only one you’re capable of. Enjoy.