• @[email protected]
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    382 days ago

    “The more original content we have, we can monetize that intellectual property over time,” Sakamoto said in an interview.

    I feel uncomfortable reading this line

      • @[email protected]
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        41 day ago

        Capitalism is deeply flawed, but communism is not that great in practice either. We need something else.

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          01 day ago

          Counterpoint: It does work well in practice, because it removes the bourgeoisie and the rent-seekers from the picture, ideally violently.

  • @[email protected]
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    222 days ago

    Always uneasy about PE owners since their values tend to be opposed to creating well-liked, sustainable businesses. Hope they don’t start gutting budgets, loading up the balance sheet with debt, and siphoning off profits. RIP Toys R’ Us.

    • nickwitha_k (he/him)
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      162 days ago

      Hope they don’t start gutting budgets, loading up the balance sheet with debt, and siphoning off profits.

      Oh, they will.