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minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·10 hours agoHow is that capitalism when “who you know” is the one most important factor deciding what you can do? Those AI companies don’t have and never earned the money they are investing. The people lending them the money also don’t have and never earned it.
minus-squareRothe@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 hours agoExactly. Capitalism, as the other commenter said. There is a reason it is called “capitalism”, as in capital, and not “rightfully earned profit”.
How is that capitalism when “who you know” is the one most important factor deciding what you can do?
Those AI companies don’t have and never earned the money they are investing. The people lending them the money also don’t have and never earned it.
Exactly. Capitalism, as the other commenter said. There is a reason it is called “capitalism”, as in capital, and not “rightfully earned profit”.