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Comment by jimbokun

10 days ago

No.

There was an unequivocal claim that it will work better than our current system.

They said

“Acting like centrally planned dictatorships is a good form of collaboration is just so off base. There's no reason to think that introducing democracy into the work place wouldn't immediately benefit both workers + customers.”

That sounds more like there’s no evidence that it won’t work than an unequivocal claim that it will.

  • Well... there is historical evidence that centrally planned dictatorships are not a very responsive form of government.

    Now, corporations usually have the problem of competition, so if they aren't responsive (or at least responsive enough), they get out-competed by those that are. Is that enough to make them different from governments? Perhaps, but I don't know.

    • If you don't think there are competitions in dictatorships you are extremely sheltered. The competition in a dictatorship is whether you stay alive or not, just like in a corporation is whether you become homeless and die or keep a roof over your head.

      That's just neoliberalism baby!