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by potluckyears 5y ago
I didn't mention "the government." There are other models for democratic governance of businesses, such as co-ops. Credit unions and REI are examples consumer-owned co-ops that have been very successful and provide great serv
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by potluckyears 5y ago
Member-owned co-ops like credit unions and REI come to mind. They follow a "one member, one vote" rule. Credit unions are not-for-profit, while REI makes billions in revenue, and both provide great service. They're an existen
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by potluckyears 5y ago
Perhaps a valuable public service should be owned and governed by...the public? In a corporation like Twitter, only people who can afford a financial stake have a say, and having more financial stake means having more say. Not a great struc
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by potluckyears 9y ago
She has no experience, a felony conviction for violating the Espionage Act, and a dishonorable discharge. Maryland is home to a huge number of defense and intelligence workers. According to Wikipedia, Fort Meade (which is the headquarters o
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by potluckyears 9y ago
Yeah! The rise of addictive, short-term reward technologies seems deeply tied to the fact that Silicon Valley companies make money based on showing growth numbers to investors. Business models shape the space of architectures that companies
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by potluckyears 10y ago
Distribution companies don't purchase energy from transmission companies. You were probably thinking of Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), which are not the same thing as transmission companies. That said, it's not accura
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by potluckyears 10y ago
> If it were my business, I would still be at the mercy of giant incumbent competitors, and any dollar I spent on common infrastructure would benefit them more than me. They could then use that advantage to slowly force me out of the bus
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by potluckyears 10y ago
That statement didn't seem to be implying that men and women are different, but rather that men and women are treated differently by mentors -- specifically, that mentors are more likely to "endorse" men, and more likely to t
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by potluckyears 10y ago
The stereotypes associated with being a woman in tech trend towards the negative. That means that having other people signal that they see you primarily as a woman first instead of an engineer can be uncomfortable in a professional environm
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by potluckyears 10y ago
Part of the problem is thinking that women have a natural instinct for being social and friendly. Attributing characteristics stereotypically associated with a particular gender to "natural instincts" is part of why women get such