Comment by exe34
8 hours ago
aren't we told all the time though, that a board of directors beholden to shareholders and a god given edict to make numbers go up are the only way to do things efficiently, to be lean and productive? are you telling me that when people find there's a need for something to happen, they make it happen? for the good of mankind? no billionaires?
No, literally no one says that. But if all we needed was to hold hands and sing kumbaya then Africa would be Wakanda.
> But if all we needed was to hold hands and sing kumbaya then Africa would be Wakanda.
Are you of the impression that the problems African nations are facing is that they're holding hands and singing too much? Are the Africans just lazy?
it's literally the BS we're given for privatisation. Here in the UK, the train network is shittier than ever and there's no competition. the water companies are literally pouring shit into the sea while paying themselves billions in dividends and putting the companies in massive debt.
we were told the profit motive and competition would make them efficient.
> we were told the profit motive and competition would make them efficient.
They believe their own propaganda unfortunately.
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They have! They're way more efficient at making their owners rich. Before, there was this whole "having to provide a service" thing that cost money and drove down the efficiency of moving money from the public to their wallets. Now, it's way better!