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[–] -1 points 3 years ago (1 child)

His golden parachute value is tied to the stock value of the company, so of course he doesn't care about long term projections, only short term while he's still at the company for a couple years.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child)

    This perverse incentive has been brought to you by....

    Capitalism! ✨

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (3 children)

    Ah yes the same evil capitalism that:

    1. Allowed SO to exist in the first place
    2. Have market incentive to get anywhere near as good as they once were

    Do you have a better system in mind?

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  • [+] 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
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    Obviously anything that succeeds in a capitalist economy succeeded because of capitalism, and anything that succeeds in a not-fully-capitalist economy does so in spite of the corrupting influence of socialism.

    Remember, capitalism can't fail; it can only be failed!

    Slash S.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Answer my original question first and you have your proof or not. If you can't answer, there's your proof.

    Yeah, information was freely traded before the advent of capitalism, and you're still free to walk over to your neighbor's house and ask questions about your code, but they're not going to be near the quality of a large scale service like SO.

    Where do you expect the resources to come from to have and serve content reliably? They don't run on hatred of capitalism, they run on money.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I have a quiz for you; Name a single successive communist country.

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    China is successful from the capitalistic point of view, but it failed to uphold the ideals and principles of the system described in the document. The exploitation of the people is through the roof.

    Edit:

    To further explain my point: Communism is a flawed system that cannot exist in its idealistic form due to the excessive concentration of power in the state, leading to three potential outcomes:

    1. The collapse of the country.
    2. The transformation into a state capitalist system, as seen in China.
    3. The transformation into an authoritarian regime, as seen in North Korea.

    Communism is, in my opinion, a pipe dream because it proposes a classless, stateless society where the means of production are collectively owned and wealth is distributed equally among all members. However, in practice, historical attempts at implementing communism have faced challenges in terms of human nature, central planning inefficiencies, and lack of incentives, leading to economic stagnation, authoritarian rule, and often the collapse of the system.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago

    Name a single country that actually implemented communism and wasn't undermined by the West with coups, sanctions, or outright invasion.

    Oh and the word you're looking for is "successful". "Successive" is not in any way a synonym.

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