ok? nobody's arguing in favor of slavery, confused why you bring it up. are you pro-slavery?
December 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
ok? nobody's arguing in favor of slavery, confused why you bring it up. are you pro-slavery?
exactly. it's the desire to put something new into the world or improve it in some way. Money often corrupts that, hence why "sellout" is so biting to artists. To bend your will to the will of the market degrades your soul
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 AM
exactly. it's the desire to put something new into the world or improve it in some way. Money often corrupts that, hence why "sellout" is so biting to artists. To bend your will to the will of the market degrades your soul
how's that for a sane political take!
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
how's that for a sane political take!
now we're cracking out the pop psychology buzzwords
December 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
now we're cracking out the pop psychology buzzwords
you have failed to read once more. please consult my previous replies
December 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
you have failed to read once more. please consult my previous replies
"wanting stuff" is not the same as "all innovation is driven by profit motive"
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"wanting stuff" is not the same as "all innovation is driven by profit motive"
great that's mot what I'm doing at all, learn to read
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
great that's mot what I'm doing at all, learn to read
are you seriously claiming the pyramids were built to drive profit and shareholder value
December 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
are you seriously claiming the pyramids were built to drive profit and shareholder value
at no point did i ever "hand it to slavery". you are hallucinating positions I never held.
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
at no point did i ever "hand it to slavery". you are hallucinating positions I never held.
Why are you being so obtuse if you agree with me? get a hobby
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Why are you being so obtuse if you agree with me? get a hobby
Where was the profit motive though? you're being contrarian for zero reason it seems
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Where was the profit motive though? you're being contrarian for zero reason it seems
where was the profit motive? are you only interested in non-sequitur whataboutism?
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
where was the profit motive? are you only interested in non-sequitur whataboutism?
and the profit motive? the shareholder value? where is it?
December 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
and the profit motive? the shareholder value? where is it?
or insulin! or water sanitation! or the apollo program! many of humanities greatest accomplishments have been in direct contradiction of the "everything is made becuz muney" line of logic
December 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
or insulin! or water sanitation! or the apollo program! many of humanities greatest accomplishments have been in direct contradiction of the "everything is made becuz muney" line of logic
How did they make this without private equity and the stock market? must've been impossible!
December 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
How did they make this without private equity and the stock market? must've been impossible!
What a sad life you must live, thinking the only reason anyone does anything is because of money. The mother of invention is necessity, not profit. Profit motives act as a strangulator to innovation more often then they accelerate it. Read a book
December 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
What a sad life you must live, thinking the only reason anyone does anything is because of money. The mother of invention is necessity, not profit. Profit motives act as a strangulator to innovation more often then they accelerate it. Read a book
the goals of capitalism are fundamentally at odds with the goals of democracy, and they cannot truly coexist
December 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
the goals of capitalism are fundamentally at odds with the goals of democracy, and they cannot truly coexist
minor nitpick: tesla isn't a car company, and hasn't been for years. their main product they sell is stock, and their main capital investments are in AI. so it's enron c.1999
December 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
minor nitpick: tesla isn't a car company, and hasn't been for years. their main product they sell is stock, and their main capital investments are in AI. so it's enron c.1999
genuinely one of the most spineless moves in american history. Essentially made presidents into kings
December 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
genuinely one of the most spineless moves in american history. Essentially made presidents into kings
AI companies lose more money every day than exists in the entire real economy lol it's a stupid pointless industry
November 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
AI companies lose more money every day than exists in the entire real economy lol it's a stupid pointless industry
whichever editor let this headline slip through needs to get better glasses
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
whichever editor let this headline slip through needs to get better glasses
my grandmother always said she wept for 7 days afterwards
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
my grandmother always said she wept for 7 days afterwards
a little too late for moral absolution at this point
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
a little too late for moral absolution at this point