[ExI] Don't be evil

[Dan]

A little quibble: "capitalism" doesn't do anything. (Neither does "socialism.") People do things. In this case, they did them seemingly through a market choice.

Regards,

Dan

From: John Clark <jonkc at bellsouth.net>
To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Tue, March 23, 2010 4:43:36 AM
Subject: [ExI] Don't be evil

I know it's very unfashionable to say anything good about a very large corporation, but I think Google's decision to withdraw from the very large Chinese market because they no longer felt comfortable with the oppressive censorship that government imposed is commendable and is absolutely compatible with their famous motto.  

Economically it might be foolish but morally it is the right thing to do. Capitalism doesn't always do the right thing but it did this time. Capitalists be proud!

 John K Clark   


      
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