I take comfort in the idea that markets are ruled by what ppl value. In that regard, ethics can & should take priority, in theory.
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And yet markets want to pretend they are amoral, where "winning" is a primal logic and equity is for suckers.
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Yeah and I am down to push for legislation, regulation and taxes to get an industry that serves the greater good.
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Paying corporate taxes might be a start. The offshoring while pretending to be for "world changing" is really a bit tough on the stomach.
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But interesting how self-consciously the tech sector is trying to diversify w/o govt intervention. It's like a bug they are trying to fix.
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Something that can be measured and optimized;)
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At least we all agree it's a problem;) Re: unionization, curious about that. The skills being so scarce. The worker has a lot of power, no?
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Exactly,
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When the individual coder has lots of bargaining power, why do they need unions? I want a union when I'm just a lousy cog, no?
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to have a seat at the table when your company makes decisions with broad social impact
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OK - a seat alongside the shareholder-elected board. Gotcha. Homo faber wants to control to what end his talents are harnessed.
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