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Instead of criticizing the OP, I am going to go out on a branch here and congratulate him for having the boldness and audacity to tackle a huge social issue: wh

by thejerz 14y ago

Instead of criticizing the OP, I am going to go out on a branch here and congratulate him for having the boldness and audacity to tackle a huge social issue: who gets to live the "sweet life," how come, and if we can change that. Okay, okay... there are endless points on which to critique the OP and his article -- just read any of the other comments; most of them are valid. But that's missing the forrest for the trees. Any true entrepreneur or hacker should appreciate the scale of the problem the OP is grappling with, and have respect for him. It's one thing to have an opinion on nodeJS or NOSQL -- and there's nothing wrong with that -- but here's someone who is tackling a truly meaningful and big life question. And for that, I respect him. If you're with me, upvote this.

tayl0r 14y ago
I definitely agree. His piece is flawed but it's interesting. I would say that the author is simply against huge corporations, and all the good and bad things that go with them. Would we be better off with only small businesses? I think not, but it's good discussion.
- nooneelse 14y ago
  Well, there is at least one good thing about having only smaller businesses. They are more governable by nations, unlike transnational corporations. Since power-aggregations, like motors, tend to need a governor for stability of the overall system, that counts as a good thing.
masterzora 14y ago
Are we giving points for effort now? If OP added anything novel, included actual research rather than attempts at just logicking out an answer, supported pretty much any of the statements within, opened up a proper discussion, or any of another dozen things maybe points for effort would make sense. Instead, this is exactly the type of pontificating I heard far too often from classmates in college. It would have actually made a better post if OP had started with Descartes' overquoted, uncontexted `cogito ergo sum' and derived basic solipsism without passing through research or any of the other bits I mentioned or alluded to.

by thejerz 14y ago

tayl0r 14y ago

I definitely agree. His piece is flawed but it's interesting. I would say that the author is simply against huge corporations, and all the good and bad things that go with them. Would we be better off with only small businesses? I think not, but it's good discussion.

nooneelse 14y ago
Well, there is at least one good thing about having only smaller businesses. They are more governable by nations, unlike transnational corporations. Since power-aggregations, like motors, tend to need a governor for stability of the overall system, that counts as a good thing.

masterzora 14y ago

Are we giving points for effort now? If OP added anything novel, included actual research rather than attempts at just logicking out an answer, supported pretty much any of the statements within, opened up a proper discussion, or any of another dozen things maybe points for effort would make sense. Instead, this is exactly the type of pontificating I heard far too often from classmates in college. It would have actually made a better post if OP had started with Descartes' overquoted, uncontexted `cogito ergo sum' and derived basic solipsism without passing through research or any of the other bits I mentioned or alluded to.