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0 pointsTeMPOraL8y ago0 comments

That's IMO the root of the problem. Market works as it always does, it optimizes for profit. So things are designed to be sellable instead of useful.

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platz8y ago

can't even program a computer these days without becoming a marxist!

TeMPOraLOP8y ago

Haha, no :). I'm just advocating the same thing you seem to - understanding market incentives as an optimization system, and realizing that its goals are not always aligned with human goals.

platz8y ago

I know I am just teasing

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0 pointsTeMPOraL8y ago0 comments

That's IMO the root of the problem. Market works as it always does, it optimizes for profit. So things are designed to be sellable instead of useful.

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platz8y ago

can't even program a computer these days without becoming a marxist!

TeMPOraLOP8y ago

Haha, no :). I'm just advocating the same thing you seem to - understanding market incentives as an optimization system, and realizing that its goals are not always aligned with human goals.

platz8y ago

I know I am just teasing

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