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0 pointsgruez4y ago0 comments

>No

Why not? They're private entities too, with plenty of money to keep the neighborhood resturant from having to shut down. Or better yet, pay their babysitter/dog walker even though they don't need their services?

>but we should shame the rich silicon valley workers for participating in the same kind of relentless race to find perfectly functioning systems that they can wedge themselves into the middle of and extract profit from while making life for everyone else a little shittier

I fail to see how this applies for someone working for FAANG.

>just as we should shame the for-profit bus companies.

No, we shouldn't, because that's not their job. There's a clear delineation of what's the private sector's responsibility and what's the governments. I sure as hell don't want my pandemic stimulus checks to depend on whether I happened to work for a well-off company or not.

>we should also shame the elected officials that keep on cutting the amount of money being given to public education

US has above-average per-pupil spending compared to other OECD countries. I doubt money is actually an issue. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/figures/CMD/Figure_3_CMD-fl...

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old_hat4y ago

In Australia we only have school busses for incredibly remote communities. Most kids just take public transport.

Of course for that to work, you have to have a viable public transport system.

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0 pointsgruez4y ago0 comments

>No

I fail to see how this applies for someone working for FAANG.

>just as we should shame the for-profit bus companies.

>we should also shame the elected officials that keep on cutting the amount of money being given to public education

US has above-average per-pupil spending compared to other OECD countries. I doubt money is actually an issue. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/figures/CMD/Figure_3_CMD-fl...