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Ericson2314
on May 27, 2020
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Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with tho...
Bell labs was good
precisely
because I doubt it ever made anyone much money. Hmmmm.....
wwright
on May 27, 2020
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Someone could make some good money by explaining how this squares with the conventional wisdom that optimizing for profit also optimizes for the good of mankind.
jfk13
on May 27, 2020
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That's "conventional wisdom"? It sounds like a pretty implausible proposition to me.
Ericson2314
on May 28, 2020
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hahaha I (think I) see what you did there
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