• @Katana314
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    34 months ago

    I’ve always wondered - what qualification do we use to decide when a “business” (run by a kind guy behind a counter he built himself from scrap wood) evolves into a “corporation” (evil and scheming, part of the global capitalist conspiracy)?

    Like, if the guy who runs my local coffee shop opens a second cafe further down the street, should I start tapping his phone to find out how the YouTube Content ID system works, now that he’s a part of The Corporations? Should I start breaking into his cafe and start stealing scones? Or do we want to wait until he has a third location

    • @Mediocre_Bard
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      24 months ago

      Probably a third location, just to be safe.

      • @Katana314
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        44 months ago

        What if my local coffee shop owner admits that he sought profit right from the beginning? And, so happened to aim for that by building a loyal customer base?

        Free game for throwing rocks and stealing espresso brewers?

        Or, maybe it’s worth establishing a system of nuance where you actually pay attention to the individual acts of particular companies, rather than grouping all businesses as “Corporations”?

        • @GrammarPolice
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          4 months ago

          Some people just hate on any business regardless of their size or practices because “cAPitALism suX”