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> in most cases the government just allows shit like this to happen Good. Agreements should as much as possible be free between consenting parties. It shouldn'
by robertlagrant 3y ago
> in most cases the government just allows shit like this to happen
Good. Agreements should as much as possible be free between consenting parties. It shouldn't be normal to expect the government to be involved in approving things except where there's a great reason to need it.
- Drakim 3y agoEspecially things like when a company owns the entire town and pays their workers in scrip. Both the company and worker is a consenting party, so the government should stay out of it. The problem with this ideology is that will destroy society and reduce it to ashes.
- robertlagrant 3y agoYou think this is "ideology" that will cause that? > It shouldn't be normal to expect the government to be involved in approving things except where there's a great reason to need it.
- itishappy 3y agoYes. Your quote is an example of the exact ideology that leads to Standard Oil and company towns.
- robertlagrant 3y agoWhat is that ideology? "Government shouldn't be involved unless there's a great reason to do so"? If you think preventing company towns isn't a great reason to need approval, fair enough, but then why are you saying company towns are bad?
- scarface_74 3y agoSo exactly how was the government preventing a company town here? And if a town is dependent on one major employee should we do what exactly?
- robertlagrant 3y ago> So exactly how was the government preventing a company town here? Where is here?
- scarface_74 3y agoBy stopping Adobe from buying Figma. How exactly has the government stopped Adobe from starting a company town?
- robertlagrant 3y agoSorry, I don't see why you're replying to my comment on this - I wasn't saying Adobe is about to start a company town.
- scarface_74 3y agoThen what exactly is the purpose of bringing up “company towns” in a post about Adobe not being able to buy Figma?
- itishappy 3y agoNo. I think anti-trust regulations are really important. Don't you?
- robertlagrant 3y ago"unless there's a great reason to do so" I'm really struggling to understand why you're asking questions tartly instead of just reading what I said, which I tried to make very simple to understand, and replying just as simply.
- itishappy 3y agoI've read it. I'm asking questions because I'm struggling to understand the point you're trying to make. I thought I understood, but your response was so far off of my intent that I'm no longer certain. You said the government shouldn't involve itself "unless there's a great reason to do so," which I interpret as implying you disagree with the reasons. Do you think anti-trust measures are a great reason?
- cjaybo 3y agoWe could guess or we could refer to history to here. Maybe you would rather be doomed to repeat it?
- scarface_74 3y agoYes because Step 1: Adobe buys Figma . . . Step n: Adobe takes over a small town and forces people to make websites? Please tell me how the government’s actions has stopped that conclusion.
- scarface_74 3y agoWell seeing that we are talking about software company , I fail to see where this analogy is at all relevant