Hot take because Line Must Go Up is being blamed on "For the Shareholders!" lately, but:

It’s not just publicly traded companies. Private companies have greedy C-suites too.

At a guess, such cooperation would undermine Lenovo’s profit margin and would thus be a non-starter for them.

Enter government regulation, to pinch corporations by the ear and drag them to doing what’s right for society.

Apologies - didn’t realize I was talking to someone who has bouts of nihilism mixed in with their political activism like rocks in a salad.

Enjoy the block!

True, but your implication that I’m not doing enough while I’m sitting here complaining is just as well-served to the mirror.

Build a large enough catalogue of bulk data and anything can be used to track you.

We bought “It’s just so we can catch the terrorists!” hook, line, and sinker post-9/11.

But when “terrorism” is redefined as “making people in power upset,” we’re in big trouble.

So don’t say anything rude about Donald Trump or the FBI will seek you out:

https://invidious.perennialte.ch/watch?v=QS4bVx74nxU

What did we get from Detroit? Bloated low tech shit boxes that barely make it past warranty.

Don’t forget the bailouts:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_bankruptcy

I’m guessing there’s just so much money (and power) in that kind of thing that it’s simply here to stay.