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1. zurfer+z8[view] [source] 2023-11-20 08:33:03
>>JimDab+(OP)
I don't buy it. If you listen to Sam and Greg, they want to change the world and bring us into a world of abundance that everyone can participate in. They were the ideators of this "awkward non-profit owning a for-profit company".

Microsoft is setup to create shareholder value. That's it. Both of them will eventually find it moot to advance tech so a few folks get richer.

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2. Araina+5b[view] [source] 2023-11-20 08:43:46
>>zurfer+z8
If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you. Sam's history is full of the worst parts of venture capital and startup mindset. He's only an idealist so far as he's good at selling the ideal outcome and drowning out any criticism.
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3. konsch+vr[view] [source] 2023-11-20 10:21:17
>>Araina+5b
You can bring abundance to the world as a for profit entity.

The exchange of services and goods in a market is positive-sum.

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4. bart_s+dP[view] [source] 2023-11-20 13:02:54
>>konsch+vr
> The exchange of services and goods in a market is positive-sum.

As long as you ignore externalities, yes.

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5. konsch+q31[view] [source] 2023-11-20 14:04:06
>>bart_s+dP
Even if you consider all externalities, trade is positive-sum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-sum_thinking

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6. greeni+cf1[view] [source] 2023-11-20 14:42:57
>>konsch+q31
i'm legitimately trying to understand your position. can you please explain to me how trade that contributes to climate change is positive sum?
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