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Valve's move to Linux was inspiring. He referenced Marx, I'm now starting to wonder about their wisdom in general. Why can't they just make a great game platfor

• engtech 14y ago
  In the context, Marx isn't about politics. Marx is about economics. Talking about economics without referring Marx at all seems disingenuous. The article is a post from the Valve's economies blog.
• angersock 14y ago
  You're an idiot if you take a completely reasonable assessment of various economic theories as "politics". This article is an exploration of where Valve's corporate structure and soul fit into the spectrum of ways to interact in a market. Don't let the names of leading thinkers in a field scare you off because of some bullshit brainwashing.
• Spooky23 14y ago
  Why? Marx is one of the more influential figures in modern history. In this case, the reference to Marx was basically saying that corporations pay you a fixed rate for your time, but must extract a larger value than what they pay you. Reading this won't make you start hymning the Soviet national anthem.
• HotKFreshSwag 14y ago
  Economics used to be called political economics. Why Valve can't stay out of politics is because a lot of things worth doing are political in nature or related to politics. Politics is not a different sphere from everyday life.
• brown9-2 14y ago
  I don't see any place in the article that places a value judgement on Marx's beliefs or positions, just sections that outline what questions he asked and what his ideas were. Can you point out what I am missing?
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