• jballs@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    Notice that era was before they went public. Then it predictably became the “how do we make a profit this quarter?” era.

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      4 months ago

      That’s not a Google issue. That’s literally each and every public traded corporation. They need to maximize shareholders profits by definition.

      Could we stop stock markets and that? I’d love it.

      I don’t believe anyone decided to step in deeper shit one step at a time, they listed, and from there onwards it’s the only possible path. Death by a thousand greedy strokes.