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SantalBlush
on June 14, 2022
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Coinbase lays off around 1,100 employees
No, the point of a company is to provide a net value to society. This often (but not always) correlates with generating profits.
x3n0ph3n3
on June 15, 2022
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This comes up as excessively naive/idealistic and doesn't match up with the realities of the world.
SantalBlush
on June 15, 2022
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The comment I replied to was making a normative statement, not a descriptive one. If we were talking about the realities of the world (which we weren't), then I would have agreed with you.
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