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Cake day: February 13th, 2025

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  • People aren’t adding as much value as they used to

    That’s simply not true. Skilled creative problem solving work is the largest percentage of jobs today as it ever has been in history.

    And those same worker’s outputs is augmented by automation, collaboration, and various kinds of advanced science, to the greatest amount it has been, in history.

    The value added by each median individual worker is the highest it has ever been.


  • Yes. If you’ve ever worked at a runaway success company, that still had shitty poorly kept bathrooms, this is why.

    People can negotiate larger or smaller shares, according to the rarity of their skillset, but to build a real team requires real ownership.

    how can you measure total value of the labor?

    Simple laws like requiring job postings to list a salary range have a huge impact, and allow people to negotiate a much more fair wage.

    Companies also save money through reduced turnover.

    Stockholders get better share price gains through continuity and staff loyalty.

    The only losers are C suite executives who want to boost the stock price for one quarter before leaving for a new job.





  • However, I don’t think punishment is a humane solution. Rehabilitation and integration are always preferred. Though again, some folks integrate best as corpses.

    Exactly. They can cooperate for a better world. I think they’ll have to, soon.

    Of course, I’m not going to shed any tears for the corpse of someone who prioritized their next super-yacht upgrade over my geandchldren’s clean air and food.

    But I’ll keep advocating for everyone to have another chance to cooperate for public social good.

    "No good billionaires” means we never stop monitoring (and legally limiting) billionaire’s choices, not that none of them can ever make a right choice.