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I think when you say “profit motivated” the underlying principle is actually utilitarianism; doing the most good for the most people, for which profit Is merely
by groundzeros2015 3mo ago
I think when you say “profit motivated” the underlying principle is actually utilitarianism; doing the most good for the most people, for which profit Is merely an imperfect proxy.
- MatekCopatek 3mo agoThis might be a cynical take, but I doubt Ticketmaster (and most of these other examples) are motivated by doing the most good. Their underlying principle is extracting the most value for shareholders at any cost. Some people argue even that behavior ends up producing the most good, but I cannot accept that level of mental gymnastics.
- groundzeros2015 3mo agoThere is a limited amount of engineering resources. Don’t you agree they should try to use them for the benefit of the most people? That’s not to say they should exclude groups. But a small minority path probably gets less work than a main path. Would you agree these prudent or not?
- inigyou 3mo agoIs Ticketmaster bottlenecked by engineering resources?
- groundzeros2015 3mo agoYes. Engineering is a scarce resource with alternative uses.
- inigyou 3mo agoHow much does Ticketmaster have and how do they use it?
- autoexec 3mo ago“profit motivated” means taking as much as possible while giving as little as possible in return. The ideal situation for a profit motivated company would be collecting all of the money people have and delivering nothing. Thieves are also profit motivated.
- groundzeros2015 3mo agoAnd the ideal consumer takes everything and pays nothing. Let’s see where they meet!