Post Avq8KygtLLEytRpTUG by ike@pkm.social
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 (DIR) Post #Avq86OwZSAdpyIDEQ4 by interfluidity@zirk.us
       2025-07-06T00:28:17Z
       
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       the profit motive can only be good when the state frustrates most means of achieving it. there’s an infinity of ways to provoke cash flows detached from or even negatively related to the production of social value. the state’s job is to foreclose those.
       
 (DIR) Post #Avq8KygtLLEytRpTUG by ike@pkm.social
       2025-07-06T00:30:53Z
       
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       @interfluidity wow that is a super provocative thought, and I love that about it. Im unsure if/to what extent I agree, but I am definitely inclined to. Looking forward to noodling on this during a walk.
       
 (DIR) Post #AvqEiaiOjeYPD1B1Au by BenRossTransit@mastodon.social
       2025-07-06T01:42:24Z
       
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       @interfluidity Isn't this true of any measure used to judge the performance of managers? We regularly see scandals of colleges juicing up their USN&WR rankings, DEI managers faking their hiring records, etc etc.From a market socialist perspective, the problem with capitalism is not profit as a motivator, it's giving the owner the profits. That excessively empowers capitalists and over-incentivizes profit vis-a-vis other goals such as honesty & lawful behavior.