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931.
by ionised 8y ago
> these are the people you trust more with money than one of the 5 most successful businessmen in the last 100 years? Yes, because I don't equate being rich and 'successful' with having a social conscience. If anything I&#
932.
by ionised 8y ago
Let's break this down. You're implying that 6 city councillors, elected and paid into the position are inherently not trustworthy enough to manage city funds, simply by vice of being part of government? And yet, Amazon, who will s
933.
by ionised 8y ago
Doesn't seem like the US one does either.
934.
by ionised 8y ago
That's the biggest integrity-lacking cop-out imaginable. "If I don't do it somebody else will!"
935.
by ionised 8y ago
That's all fine, but that person or group shouldn't expect everybody to love them afterwards. If anything, they should expect distrust and dislike.
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by ionised 8y ago
> However a good thing done for the wrong reasons is still a good thing. Yes, but we should absolutely remember what the original intention was.
937.
by ionised 8y ago
AI-powered drone warfare doesn't matter? What does matter in your world?
938.
by ionised 8y ago
empathize with our users So why isn't this reflected in their actions?
939.
by ionised 8y ago
Beware of Microsoft bearing gifts...
940.
by ionised 8y ago
Careful, Friedman and Hayek basically took Smith's theories warped it beyond recognition, and it is these two men that most of western economics has been tirelessly focused on this last few decades. Believing that humans are merely inf
941.
by ionised 8y ago
If they felt bad about it but carried on with it anyway, is that any better?
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by ionised 8y ago
Absolutely not.
943.
by ionised 8y ago
> Why do people continue to want to punish a company for their past when their present has been so good I don't agree that their present is good.
944.
by ionised 8y ago
Company culture doesn't transform within a few years.
945.
by ionised 8y ago
Utter nonsense.
946.
by ionised 8y ago
Why not both?
947.
by ionised 8y ago
What evidence?
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by ionised 8y ago
They are not the only two options open to us.
949.
by ionised 8y ago
In a manner of speaking, yes.
950.
by ionised 8y ago
You actually defending banks here? The architects of financial crash after financial crash?
951.
by ionised 8y ago
The top 40 to me is a list of all the artists I should avoid.
952.
by ionised 8y ago
because that's what all this manufactured, by-the-numbers pop music is, a cash generator.
953.
by ionised 8y ago
It is if they are doing evil things, which they have done, a lot.
954.
by ionised 8y ago
Oh come on. The US established itself as 'the world police' and built 900+ military bases around the globe to protect its own financial interests at the point of a gun. Let's not pretend it does any of this shit out of altrui
955.
by ionised 8y ago
No, the purpose of the military in modern times is to push, enforce and maintain the interests of the hyper-capitalist ruling class.
956.
by ionised 8y ago
Also known as 'the ultimate cop-out'
957.
by ionised 8y ago
Because the drone program is highly unethical and responsible for the killing of countless civilians?
958.
by ionised 8y ago
Nope.
959.
by ionised 8y ago
Amassing as much data as possible always has consequences, which is why this legislation is needed.
960.
by ionised 8y ago
No, corporations just pay the government to do it on their behalf.

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