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Seems like that’s basically what entrepreneurship is now

• netsharc 7mo ago
  Isn't it capitalism? Adobe fucks you, Microsoft will "upgrade" your Office^W Copilot 365 license to 25-seats(1) if you don't notice, Tesla promises self-driving but drives you into the back of the trucks (what, you didn't read the disclaimer?), even the "leader of the free world" is now a crypto-huckster selling you bibles with his name on it... and is killing civilians in the Middle East and making profit by saying "Oh I'll stop soon!". (1) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47474827 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47474827
  • neom 7mo ago
    Not capitalism in the way many of us capitalists think it should be practiced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments
    • dudefeliciano 7mo ago
      Isn't this the same no true scotsman argument as "true communism, as Marx envisioned, has never been put to practice"?
      • neom 7mo ago
        Absolutely.
  • azan_ 7mo ago
    The beauty of capitalism is that you can just not use Adobe, Microsoft or drive Tesla. Blaming Trump on capitalism is also quite a stretch.
    • netsharc 7mo ago
      So the beauty of capitalism is billion dollar companies are free to try to scam you, because you're also free to avoid them? Maybe I should just stand on the street and be a 3-card-monty...
      • sharemywin 7mo ago
        at least the 3-card Monty guy is dealing with you one on one. These companies hire lobbyist to make the illegal, immoral sh*t legal. Easy to keep winning the game when you write the rules.
      • jimbokun 7mo ago
        Eliminating capitalism will not eliminate people trying to scam you or take advantage of you.
  • allanmacgregor 7mo ago
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