Journal Bill Dawg's Journal: monopoly 8
Just saw the following comment, that I take umbrage with:
Every industry ends in monopoly is an axiom to leftists. Because Marx said it.
Now waitaminute. I'm almost as far from being a Leftist as one can be, but everyone knows capitalism naturally includes forces towards consolidation, for efficiency gains.
That's why the laissez-faire kind, or pure free market capitalism -- i.e. the extreme version of it -- is bad. Because this force, if left unchecked, will overwhelm another positive force, competition, and subsequently the good force of striving for efficiencies can end up at a bad thing.
It's a bad thing because, as a Right-winger, I'm not of the belief that we are here to serve the system. I don't believe the collective comes first over the individual, whether that be in terms of governing or economics. There is no Greater Good, except God's will.
Our political and economic systems are here to serve us. Government has no rights, and neither does capitalism; only people do. Freedom is wonderful, but there has to be a minimal amount of restrictions, or it's no longer freedom. Just look at drug addiction, for example.
You should be able to do what you want, as long as it doesn't sneakily take that away. That's why we have contract laws, and fraud is illegal; what's the point of people doing business with each other when it's not business.
Unfortunately the establishments of both the Right and Left wings have allowed, what I'll call, senseless, mergers. But that's ultimately our fault. We should've never allowed the two things we've gotten: Big Government, and Too Big To Fail.
TL;DR: Fuck the Left, and fuck the GOP establishment.
[Edit:] p.s. Non-compete and no-poach agreements should always be illegal. Individuals first.
Poe's law (Score:2)
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"Poe's law is an Internet adage which states that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, parodies of extreme views will be mistaken by some readers or viewers as sincere expressions of the parodied views." [wikipedia.org]
So you think my JE is a parody, either intentionally or accidently? WTF?! What's an "extreme" view in there?
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So you think my JE is a parody...?
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Actually I thought you got into his account and it was you posting as him.
Shows how unimaginative you Lefties are, that your poor widdle brains just can't imagine someone could actually think drastically different than y'all. I've been around long enough to not even be surprised anymore, at what people think. (Including/especially in the workplace/on work-related matters; it's astounding what some programmers think are good ideas.)
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:-) You are the ever lovin' goof. But believe me, I mean that in a good way! Always have...
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No, I think you're the victim of Poe's Law, not its perpetrator.
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I guess you mean by being a Trump supporter. Maybe so. I'll definitely be disappointed if he doesn't build the wall, slap on tariffs, etc.
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Damn it's been a long time since I logged in.