Cheatcode Capitalism. Seeking to increase one's share of existing wealth without creating new wealth is rent-seeking. Most examples are predicated on government manipulation. We need a new word for rent-seeking that doesn't involve government. What are some good examples?
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List of "lawful but evil" techniques to make money in business from
@swardley, h/t@anbuteau Sweat and dump is: 1. Buy a company 2. Give bonuses to employees for hitting short-term revenue targets 3. Engage in financial engineering 4. Show a "transformation" 5. Sell companypic.twitter.com/L9OjwHsorF
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You might like this blog post from
@swardley https://medium.com/@swardley/embedded-in-memory-b05b0e7c183f … He calls this "Lawful Evil gameplay" -
I did like it. What's the story with this series of articles from this author?
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- Planned obsolescence - Non user serviceable products - Intentionally disabling or hindering legacy products
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These are great. 1. All car companies 2. Apple comes to mind 3. Apple once again haha
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