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5 points

2 months ago

aww somebody doesn’t understand how capitalism works

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Atomic@sh.itjust.works

3 points

2 months ago

What part of his comment makes you think he doesn’t understand what he’s talking about?

He’s very clearly stating to the companies. Don’t blame the West for sanctioning Russia, blame Russia for engadging in activities that warrants sanctioning, and blame yourself for increasing your investments when the writing was on the wall since at least 2014

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5 points

2 months ago

Literally the first sentence. Thinking that companies would avoid investing in the Russian market shows profound lack of understanding of how capitalism works. The whole system prioritizes short term gains over long term planning.

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Atomic@sh.itjust.works

-3 points

2 months ago

That’s an opinion you have. Not a factual ideology of what makes capitalism, capitalism.

You can certainly think that’s how some businesses operate, and I’m sure plenty do take short term risks. But to call that a cornerstone of capitalism is at best uninformed.

He didn’t say he was thinking they would or wouldn’t. He said he doesn’t think they should. Those are two different words that mean two different things.

When I say, Russia shouldn’t push their polotical opposition out of windows. I’m not saying I don’t think they would. I’m saying I don’t think they should.

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4 points

2 months ago

This is the reality we observe, and entire books have been written explaining how selection pressures of the capitalist system end up prioritizing short term thinking. Again, both of your arguments stem from fundamental lack of understanding of how the system you live under operates.

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Atomic@sh.itjust.works

-2 points

2 months ago

I live under a fully functional social democratic welfare state. But it’s adorable that you think you can assume whatever suits your agenda.

Books have been written about how the earth is actually flat instead of a spherical. That doesn’t mean the content is correct.

Truth is, writing headlines about companies that every 5 years put together a solid and safe 20 year plan in accordance to previous estimates and slowly pulling out investments and assets from places where the risk of geopolitical conflict is higher than the norm, just simply doesn’t generate a lot of clicks.

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2 points

2 months ago

I live under a fully functional social democratic welfare state. But it’s adorable that you think you can assume whatever suits your agenda.

It’s adorable you think capitalist states are democratic.

Books have been written about how the earth is actually flat instead of a spherical. That doesn’t mean the content is correct.

The mechanics here aren’t very difficult to understand. The flat earth analogy is very apt to your denialism of the basic principles of financial capitalism though.

Truth is, writing headlines about companies that every 5 years put together a solid and safe 20 year plan in accordance to previous estimates and slowly pulling out investments and assets from places where the risk of geopolitical conflict is higher than the norm, just simply doesn’t generate a lot of clicks.

Truth is that the global capitalist system has crashes roughly once a decade like clockwork. Absolutely hilarious that you think that constitutes a solid and safe plan. 😂

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