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dijitlast Monday at 6:26 PM3 repliesview on HN

I'm quite sure he's being sarcastic.

"The best good ever is to maximise shareholder profits" is a tired and cliched caricature that some people unfortunately take seriously. But this is too on the nose.


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unsuilast Monday at 6:28 PM

The fact that, on HN, you can't be sure of that, tells you all you need to know.

yoyohello13yesterday at 4:52 PM

I’ve been on HN long enough to know that a disturbing number of people do actually believe that line and act accordingly.

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OutOfHerelast Monday at 6:49 PM

I have the innate right to take what is said literally. Moreover, his preceding statements attempt to legitimize his concluding statement.

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