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Untrue. I've seen non competes like "you can't work with any company that's a potential competitor". That's for a software engineer working in a software develo
by toomanydoubts 5y ago
Untrue. I've seen non competes like "you can't work with any company that's a potential competitor". That's for a software engineer working in a software development agency. Had I signed it, it would keep me out of like 75% of the companies I could work for.
Besides, even in situations where this is not the case, it's still absurd. Companies are all like "free market, supply and demand and bla bla bla" until it goes against them. If you wanna be a capitalist, then be accept capitalism as it should be: a great competition.
- namlem 5y agoBusinesses hate capitalism. Capitalism forces them to compete, and competition is hard. What they want is a restricted market that keeps out competitors and entrenches their position.
- jessaustin 5y agoCapitalists (i.e., those who own the capital) hate competition. They love to buy regulations and other restraints of trade that keep out competitors and entrench their positions. This occurs in every capitalist society, everywhere, always. So, it's somewhat misleading that their philosophy pretends to value what they hate. I wish there were good terms for what we sometimes think we mean when we say "capitalism". "Free market" seems good, but the word "capitalism" often shows up in the definition...
- namlem 5y agoPerhaps "economic liberalism" is a more precise term for what I meant.