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podrock — 4/22/2023 4:00:48 PM (archived)

Buck,

I have no disagreement with your statement. At all.

I'm all for loans to start, or expand, businesses. Or mortgages for homes, a new car, etc.

I'm all in on Capitalism.

The problem ER and I are observing, is when the greed sets in. When big corporations buy small businesses and destroy them. Look at what has been going on with local newspapers. They are being bought by hedgefunds, then most of the staff is fired, and the local reporting on local stories goes away. I get better local news on social media now.

ER's observation of the culture of the MBA as a shark is sadly accurate in all too many cases. I have witnessed this in Academia. The endowment becomes more important than the education. As tenured profs retire, they are not replaced. Adjunct teachers are brought in. Overworked and underpaid, they will never get a tenure track position. It's one of the reasons I left academia.

If you haven't lately, do give the movie "Wall Street" another watch. For many, Gorden Geeko is the hero.

Stick around. I enjoy these discussions and value your contributions.

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AI, Dios Mío! - ER - 4/16/2023 5:07:34 PM
- Should I move this to Flame? - podrock - 4/22/2023 5:11:22 PM
- Would you trust yourself to build an ethical AI? - BuckGalaxy - 4/18/2023 6:10:32 PM
  - Of course not. - ER - 4/19/2023 2:31:22 PM
    - And, it just occurred to me... - ER - 4/19/2023 3:02:34 PM
      - I agree with everything you just said, except... - BuckGalaxy - 4/19/2023 11:30:33 PM
        
        I agree with everything you just said, except... - ER - 4/20/2023 2:20:21 AM
        
        Reflexive need - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2023 10:15:44 AM
        
        So much right and so much wrong - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2023 4:13:29 AM
        
        A zero sum-game. - ER - 4/20/2023 2:13:38 PM
        
        You've got it backwards - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2023 6:24:58 PM
        
        New Maps of Hell - ER - 4/20/2023 1:49:54 PM
        
        Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2023 9:51:09 AM
        
        Its not the "creators" I mistrust. - ER - 4/20/2023 2:03:57 PM
        
        What you always seem to miss - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2023 6:32:48 PM
        
        If I need a lawyer, I'll hire one in a heartbeat. - ER - 4/20/2023 7:20:03 PM
        
        Slimy Lawyers - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2023 11:33:13 PM
        
        Yeah, some are nice guys. - ER - 4/21/2023 1:30:53 AM
        
        A noticeable omission - BuckGalaxy - 4/21/2023 2:03:19 AM
        
        No, I made an edit while you were typing.l - ER - 4/21/2023 2:52:34 AM
        
        An afterthought is better than none at all I suppose - BuckGalaxy - 4/21/2023 3:20:34 AM
        
        As for the businessman, - ER - 4/21/2023 2:35:46 PM
        
        That kind of business owner is more common than you might think - BuckGalaxy - 4/21/2023 7:29:35 PM
        
        I have no problem with the individual entrepreneur chasing a dream. - ER - 4/21/2023 8:00:15 PM
        
        Investment money doesn't just reward investors - BuckGalaxy - 4/21/2023 9:46:25 PM
        
        Making dreams come true - BuckGalaxy - 4/21/2023 9:57:58 PM
        
        Enough! - podrock - 4/21/2023 11:37:33 PM
        
        In my town - ER - 4/22/2023 3:43:55 AM
        
        Wow talk about "sliding off the edge"!! - BuckGalaxy - 4/22/2023 4:01:25 AM
        
        Meltdown? - podrock - 4/22/2023 2:01:41 PM
        
        And the bees made honey in the lion's head. - ER - 4/22/2023 4:45:15 AM
        
        I expected more from you guys - BuckGalaxy - 4/22/2023 7:53:21 AM
        
        Wait a minute - podrock - 4/22/2023 4:00:48 PM
        
        Try to think somehitng for a minute - BuckGalaxy - 4/22/2023 6:03:49 PM
        
        Shall we start a new thread? - podrock - 4/22/2023 7:07:45 PM
        
        You're the one having trouble focusing - ER - 4/22/2023 3:51:17 PM
        
        Amateur psychology - BuckGalaxy - 4/22/2023 4:59:17 PM
- Dying Inside - ER - 4/17/2023 1:01:35 AM
  - I would probably fail a Turing test. - podrock - 4/18/2023 3:00:47 AM
    - Something else, though, - podrock - 4/18/2023 3:37:20 AM
    - You don't need high tech to create a benign tyranny. - ER - 4/18/2023 3:31:44 AM
      - The gilded cage? - podrock - 4/18/2023 3:52:06 AM

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