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  1. Long Angles (angle@dragon.style)'s status on Saturday, 03-Nov-2018 19:15:59 EDT Long Angles Long Angles

    "I know that “capitalists sometimes do bad things” isn’t exactly an original talking point. But I do want to stress how it’s not equivalent to “capitalists are greedy”. I mean, sometimes they are greedy. But other times they’re just in a sufficiently intense competition where anyone who doesn’t do it will be outcompeted and replaced by people who do. Business practices are set by Moloch, no one else has any choice in the matter."

    I think the last bit is a bit of an overstatement, but I do think it makes an important point. Morality is only so useful without the coordination to make it matter. :/

    http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/

    In conversation Saturday, 03-Nov-2018 19:15:59 EDT from dragon.style permalink
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