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ITB | 7 months ago

Bad place to build successful companies compared to America.

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ryandrake|7 months ago

Who cares?

I’m really, really starting to question how much of an Ultimate Flex “good for companies” is, when it comes at the expense of: standard of living, worker’s rights, privacy, a safety net, and everything else America lacks due to its single minded focus on being “good for business.”

ecb_penguin|7 months ago

> Who cares?

Me, who enjoys higher salaries, more jobs, better benefits, better healthcare, better schools, more diversity, and higher purchasing power.

Also it's more fun to work for US tech companies than Nokia :).

dragonwriter|7 months ago

> Who cares?

Capitalists (the class, and the ideological faction devoted to promoting the interests of that class.)

djaychela|7 months ago

I think it might depend on how you define success?

davkan|7 months ago

Profit for the founders and the shareholders is the only definition anyone cares about in the states.

The idea that a business could be considered successful by just providing a living wage for its owners and employees or contributing to the community is not a consideration.

People in this country see a single person startup making a few million dollars to be a greater success story than providing for the lives and well being of 20 employees for a decade.