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   Message 154,100 of 155,846   
   dart200 to Dude   
   Re: idk why more liberals aren't on boar   
   11 Jan 26 10:10:42   
   
   From: user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   On 1/11/26 10:06 AM, Dude wrote:   
   > On 1/11/2026 7:02 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:59:59 -0800, dart200   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> like i'm not a huge market fan, and most people here are... but can't we   
   >>> all agree markets work best when everyone has as close to perfect   
   >>> information as is possible to build, no?   
   >>   
   >> True information.   
   >  >   
   > All information is valid, true or false, for an information junkie.   
      
   spoken like someone who doesn't know anything about complexity theory   
      
   >  >   
   > How about that?   
   >  >   
   > All incoming information changes the second you input any data by the   
   > simple act of perception. There's no pure data (day-ta).   
   >  >   
   > How do you silence the fakers?   
   >>   
   > Turn off your TV and subscribe to absfg, the only non-moderated   
   > discussion group still uncensored on the internet - until you guys came   
   > along.   
   >  >   
   >>>> but muh trade secrets!?   
   >>>   
   >>> the stupid part is muh trade secrets/patents were never a design goal of   
   >>> capitalism. patents were supposed to be a *solution* to the problem of   
   >>> trade secrets: give people a recognized monopoly to give out info.   
   >>>   
   >>> people now conflate that with how things should be as if we won't ever   
   >>> again innovate without muh trade secrets ... which is patently false   
   >>> with a long list of various examples including most of academia where   
   >>> profit motive presents a deep conflict of interest in evaluating actual   
   >>> results an objective manner.   
   >>>   
   >>> with 21st century tech, we can do better by requiring that businesses   
   >>> (and governing systems) operate in with real time, full transparency.   
   >>> sure plenty will get massively butthurt, but overtime as we get used to   
   >>> operating/competing in a transparent manner...   
   >>>   
   >>> we will produce something far superior in real economic outcomes!   
   >>>   
   >>> before then probably elevating to some form of 23rd century communism...   
   >>> but transparency first ehh????   
   >>>   
   >>> https://old.reddit.com/r/CapitalismVSocialism/comments/1q8myy8/   
   >>> how_will_you_abolish_the_social_relations_that/nyr41lu/   
   >   
      
      
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