[LAU] Some disturbing news

[Louigi Verona]

I don't know what is a "restriction maximalist system", but I am definitely
not saying that Microsoft is an unwitting victim of capitalism. And I am
not implying that either. I am saying no more than I did. And the purpose
of my point was not to exonerate Microsoft or any other company, but to
underline that it is important to understand why bad things sometimes
happen within complex systems. Since understanding the cause can help fix
the situation.

Going as far as saying that capitalism is a problem or corporations in
general are a problem or money are a problem - these are the type of
statements I find unhelpful and stemming from a very superficial analysis
of the problem. (Not saying anyone in this thread had implied any of those
statements, just explaining the context I am coming from).



On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 6:04 PM, David Kastrup <dak at gnu.org> wrote:

> Louigi Verona <louigi.verona at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I think my argument was misconstrued as saying "they are just doing their
> > job". This is not what I am saying (and I agree that "just doing their
> job"
> > is not an excuse).
> >
> > What I am saying is that in large organizations it is difficult to see
> what
> > the sum of all actions would ultimately be. And it is possible to try to
> do
> > your job in the best manner possible and still end up with a damaging
> > result.
> >
> > In other words, I am talking about generally focusing on the system
> rather
> > than individuals.
>
> Microsoft is not an individual.  And it is very very far from being an
> unwitting victim of capitalism and corporate cronyism and lobbyism.
> Very, very, very far.  It is a centerpiece of the capitalist and
> restriction maximalist system it drives via business and legal decisions
> and corporate structures and political influencing.
>
> --
> David Kastrup
>



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