On 2008-08-15, chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> George wrote:
>
>>I understand your hostility to large companies given all of our
>>knowledge about Microsoft and, frankly, their bullying.
Large companies are essentially mobs.
This problem is magnified by the fact that we have a cult of
psuedo-libertarianism that not only tolerates this but
encourages this.
There is no real accountability and corporations are encouraged
to do all sort of inherently evil things for the sake of the
short term appearance of profitability.
In general, human politics does not scale well. Large corporations
and large governments are both a reflection on this. Power is
concentrated and responsibility is dispersed. At least corporations
have some motivation to be efficient with respect to their own goals.
Large governments don't even have this.
>
> No, you don't get it. It's not "hostility to large companies". It's
> "hostility to companies that try to restrict our freedoms." It's
> "hostility to companies that are detrimental to society."
>
>>(snip)
>>
>>It's interesting how for-profit companies like Apple and Microsoft, when
>>they play by the rules, can create good products.
>
> Obvious.
>
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