Mastodawn

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@jenniferplusplus/116127090589590254

I've been thinking about this thread (link goes to final post) and its idea of a "Capital Strike" a lot for the last couple weeks. I'm still not sure if it works in the details (things I struggle with: is any of this intentional? is Jennifer attempting to suggest it is intentional? is "intentionality" a concept which can be ascribed to billionaires?) but in general strokes I think it's touched on something important

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Que Mar 10

@mcc never attribute to malice what rampant greed readily explains. They’re all chasing the pipe dream of epic world change returns. From what I’m seeing ‘Capital’ is finally starting to refuse feeding that fire.

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mcc Mar 10

@BabblingGeek Should we treat "malice" and "rampant greed" as two different things? If so, why?

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rockpick

@mcc @BabblingGeek rampant greed is like a scaled version of prioritizing your own interests. It is to a degree relatable, I mean "I" am prioritizing my own interests a lot of the time. Malice is more like sabotaging others, without necessarily gaining something out of it. I would very much prefer to work or deal with a rampantly greedy person than a malicious one. Some people are both...