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A Boring Dystopia
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Labor keeps the world running. Labor makes the discoveries. Labor invents.
Capitalism just holds the resources hostage from labor, allowing access to ill gotten resources in exchange for almost everything they produce, rinse and repeat.
You swoon over con-men.
I’m not fully abreast of Ballmer’s dealings, but I know he’s spending a shit ton on pro basketball:
https://time.com/139577/former-microsoft-ceo-buys-clippers-2-billion/
https://www.nba.com/news/clippers-owner-steve-ballmer-closes-deal-forum
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/19/clippers-owner-steve-ballmer-announces-new-1point2-billion-intuit-dome.html
https://variety.com/2022/biz/news/steve-ballmer-la-clippers-clippervision-jamal-crawford-baron-davis-1235405566/
One can judge the utility of such ventures, but it’s undeniable that capital is being used (not held hostage) and jobs being created. It takes a lot of people to build a stadium.
Microsoft laid off 16,000 people in 2023 alone. How many pro basketball jobs did he create in return?
https://news.microsoft.com/leadership/?section=board-members
https://news.microsoft.com/leadership/?section=board-members
Ballmer’s not on either of those lists. Not sure how you can put those layoffs on him.
He owns a 4% stake in the company. He could easily have used his sway to prevent layoffs.