=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Do you remember stores with floor-to-ceiling goods? The kind that didn't go bad, so you could afford to have lots of inventory. Not like it's being replaced and thrown out as soon as the executives with their profit margins decide that its no longer worthwhile. Here's an idea - how about executives are paid by the employees to manage their company? And if things aren't going right, they can get a new team. Like, if every team had control of their manager, I wonder what dynamics would emerge? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5672 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ companies aren't allowed to hire artists because they're busy making things and would reduce their focus levels graphics technicians don't design the media, they just implement. gross, where's the creativity->? oh, here in the boardroom, great -.- everyone gets a boardroom... jeez, how many companies do we need? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/3906 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: future-politics │ └──────────────────────┘ dear government of 2035 - so you've lost your workforce because everyone got too lazy due to the advancements made in AI. What are ya gonna do? Here's an idea: just pay people to be experts. That's it! Just pay them to know a bunch of stuff. Then, when people ask them questions, they can answer those questions, and suddenly everyone is elevated. Subject matter experts. That way, the AI pitfalls can be avoided - need to do something specific? Don't ask the AI, ask a randomized expert! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/374 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-278 kinda makes me think it'd be nice if we had some way to quantify the amount that employers taxed their employees? If people saw 50-70% of their paycheck going straight toward executive bonuses and stock buybacks or whatever... maybe then we'd fix things ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/1827 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── point is, you should take good companies at their word and bad companies for their goals. Surely, you can't blame the organism for seeking food. So clearly you can't blame an organization built to pursue profit to pursue profit. Maybe we should cut-out the middle-man and use efficiency evaluation methods defined by our common understanding of ethics and virtues instead of currency to determine the relative importance of continual investment in particular structural capabilities that companies provide to a nation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/4287 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: capitalism-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────┘ what if operations were required to be funded ONLY from revenue and projects were required to be funded ONLY from investment, communal, governmental, personal, corporate, or otherwise? and hey throw in the idea that profit MUST be utilized to improve the operation of the business somehow, because the wage of the employees IS the profit including the wage of the shareholders, who are employees that contribute their insight and collective will. (two tasks which frankly are much better suited to the employees doing the work, I might add) meaning if you want to be a capitalist you can't hide from taxes anymore by earning money from a company without being paid ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/4820 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┐ ║ @user-1745 │ ║ │ ║ if I lived in the FBI I'd probably be pretty pissed off about this. │ ║ │ ║ might make me wanna quit my job and work with people who agreed with me. │ ║ │ ║ you can just, make a company, and it can work toward whatever goals you want. │ ║ It doesn't have to be profit - and in fact most companies don't seek profit at │ ║ first. They seek to fulfill the vision of their visionaries. │ ║ │ ║ it's only once the company is bought by opportunist investors does it start to │ ║ go downhill. Remember when google changed their motto to not be "don't be │ ║ evil"? that's an example. The company was sold, or maybe was corrupted by │ ║ rapid success, and so it started to seek power. │ ║ │ ║ People worry about Steam for good reason. It's a trend. │ ║ │ ║ anyway, if a person wanted to hunt bad cops, they'd probably start by talking │ ║ to a good cop. gee sure wish I knew any. │ ║ │ ║ hey, wanna know how to be a good painter? why not talk to a famous and amazing │ ║ painter and ask to follow them around and learn. Apprentice-ship-style. │ ║ │ ║ works best when you do painting as a job.... │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴──────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/4837 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: secret-agents-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ a corporation can hire secret agents too y'know, they don't have to even really tell anyone they're doing it just... talk to one of their employees who seems good for it and then transfer them to a different part of the building. "what would you do with a secret agent?" "with a team of secret agents." "oh. good point. Okay what are they for?" "oh y'know, just normal cool-guy stuff that regular joes do in their time off" "wait, you pay them not to work?" "no, we pay them to lounge. Build connections. Develop social networks." "what if people don't want to be social? What if they only end up talking to each other?" "ha well that's the trick then, isn't it? Is it a trap or is it a truce? who can say. Just gotta feel it out as you go, I GUESS." "so, anyone who does what you say becomes suspicious? And anyone who doesn't is suspected by those who listen to you? What are you, a doomsday prophet?" ... fuck, I hope not. "you better figure it out shithead that almost doomed six real ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/1526 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "employee of the month" but like, not per month. per project. "here is our foremost, help them as much as you can" like, a hero. or champion. or tech lead. they don't have to be expertly competent, their job is to learn and apply themselves as best they can. Then, after this project, they can go into a pool with all the other tech lead hero champions, and then they can work on something more powerful. The process repeats, until you have a CEO or three. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/692 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ @user-518 │ ║ │ ║ People who strive for the truth and most efficient, sensible, and optimized │ ║ method of operation should be the kinds of people making decisions. │ ║ │ ║ It doesn't necessarily imply they're moral or ethical people, but it does mean │ ║ that they'd likely make better decisions when presented with similar │ ║ information, as compared to someone who acted based on what they were told. │ ║ │ ║ Besides, sometimes you need foot soldiers and grunts. People who don't have │ ║ the inclination towards the types of thoughts you have. That's okay, stuff │ ║ needs to get done and when someone knowledgeable is in charge they can direct │ ║ others who don't know/care. │ ║ │ ║ Of course, this only works if the people who ask questions are given power. If │ ║ the people who strive for honesty and clarity in their methods of operation │ ║ are given the tools and capabilities to undertake tasks that align toward a │ ║ common goal, shared by all those in the organization. Unfortunately, when that │ ║ goal is profit for the owners of the company... Well, you probably know. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/3931 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-mentioned-DRM-media-piracy-pol │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if people pirate media, it's more of an indication that they'd rather spend │ ║ their money elsewhere rather than an indictment of their character. │ ║ │ ║ torrenting movies is easy. Kinda makes me think all media should run on a │ ║ "tip" system where you pay for better service after receiving service. │ ║ │ ║ I mean, after all, that's how they justify underpaying restaurant workers, │ ║ isn't it? │ ║ │ ║ "if they want more money, they should work for it" │ ║ │ ║ yeah, so... maybe we need something more than Marvel, Disney. Maybe we need │ ║ more cool, small games from designers who believe in what they're doing. Maybe │ ║ copyright holders should demand a standardized cut, rather than exclusive │ ║ distribution rights. maybe maybe maybe. │ ║ │ ║ truth is nothing will be solved unless the problem is addressed at the root. │ ║ For every hole you patch in the boat, there's a guy walking around with a │ ║ hammer. │ ║ │ ║ Honestly... I don't believe there's any reason for someone to be a millionaire │ ║ except to compete on the "wealth" leaderboards. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴──────────┘ --- #11 messages/374 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── "updating software" is when you go back and add helper functions for things you used had to do to solve a problem but didn't get a chance to make. Because you were making more important things and couldn't pad out all the possibilities. But if you want great software, then you both take more time to accomplish that and you give yourself time for it after it's been launched. Basically, companies are incentivized to only support their products if it makes them money. Meaning reputations are tarnished, and profit is affected. Capitalists intentionally drive businesses into the ground, forcing them to make terrible decisions in order to destroy them. It's a warfare against those on the [bottom/floor/ground-floor]. Some businesses strive for long-term potential, and some will create infrastructure that can be sold to another. Essentially, keeping the dream of learning alive, through applying yourself to both long-term and short-term conclusions. Not everything has to be for some grand design, we're here to relish in this moment. For if we lack the capacity to "frolic in the garden of eden", then we will surely drown. Space is vast, it's difficult to understand how we might control it. Surely we could be given aid to our future betterment!" how simple of a request, sure, of course, we would be glad to bring forth your bravest aspirations, just tell us what you need to be of need." oh, uh, neat. How about space lasers?" ... no " ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/364 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ okay here's an idea, waterfall project management where the program is │ ║ developed one tiny piece at a time while being streamed to the entire company. │ ║ Everyone would submit answers which could be upvoted / patched / rewritten as │ ║ the main viewer cycles through each aspect of the project, checking for │ ║ updates to it's design that were suggested by developers or whatever. │ ║ Basically, one person (or one team) gets to write the actual source code, │ ║ while everyone else is just offering suggestions. You could break it up by │ ║ specialty, but the whole point is that everyone gets a complete picture of how │ ║ the program (and organization) is structured. Which should give the employees │ ║ more power to generate value for the company. All around a good deal I think? │ ║ Especially if the main viewer took time to explain each and every part so that │ ║ every viewer had the chance to understand. │ ║ │ ║ the reason why order is important is that our actions ripple through eternity. │ ║ we must set a good example for all the baby aliens, don't you think? │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/207 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-179 @user-180 still means it will kill "unimportant" jobs, where "unimportant" is defined by people in power. so what we need is a way to align the incentives of "people in power" to the will of the people. something structural and immutable (by them). maybe like, an extra check or balance that wouldn't have made sense in a bygone age but now in our digital era is increasingly more and more relevant? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/3071 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-883 solicitation brings to my mind the idea of a person walking in the front door and talking to the receptionist, and if that's what you tried then I'm not surprised it didn't work. But maybe if you knew someone higher up it might get a bit more traction? Ideally for a place that already does workshops of some kind. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2118 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── listen, judges are useful character moralities, but they don't have to be the only ones to decide things. I mean, if they disagree, then let the one who cares the most about it have the decision-making power. if you do this equally for everything, then everyone will get what they want. so, like, if you care about something, then believe in it. if it's truly good, then more people will come to it, and it'll naturally extinguish (with care and love) the least favored approach, which... honestly now that I think of it is not such a good approach either. the reason I say that is because it's good to be multi-faceted, and to have general flows and rough surfaces. These are places people can hold onto you, the times when you're trying your mostest. y'know, your tough patches. the things that are difficult in your life. the stuff you're working on can push you forward, if you only had someone to play catch with. or like, send letters to. or shared encryption keys. I don't know anyone. Well, maybe o ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4881 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── one section of the government consistently and succeedingly telling another part what to do is a coup-like behavior. if the rules mean nothing, then what is your job even for? hence, why the rules mean something. Because your job is important. It's building up our capabilities as the human race. you don't have to work to live. you shouldn't, and you won't. it's not your place to labor. know why? because nobody's job is impossible. You can just... work together to get things done. Then they're done! and you never need to solve them again! enough time of that and we'll have turned earth into a space station, not a moon style structure. like... wouldn't it be neat if coruscant could do hyperdrives? I wonder if hyperspace is real. Ah, well, that's for the future, they can pass it along if they get a chance. Anyway for now I think I want a chance to dance. OLED screens are incredibly cool to me. The idea that a pixel could "turn off" and put less photons into the atmosphere is wild to me. I love it! -OLED ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/1176 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-883 we should build a stockpile of things like this, and if the supply ever dips below a certain threshold (20% maybe?) we should spin up a new factory that produces them until we're back at a healthy margin, based on present (and projected future) demand. It seems like just a video game console, but these are our heritage. They define our culture in a way that is incalculable in value. WHY would we ever run out? It's inconceivable, it's not like they go bad! Okay maybe the batteries corrode or something, but that's a solvable problem. Maybe even on the second production run we could improve them somehow, I dunno. Give them a better processor that's fully backwards compatible, so we can make new and better games for them. Or just leave them as they are, I dunno I'm not a market analyst. But the point is that we, in this technologically advanced future society, should not run out of gameboys. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/349 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── Okay how about this, for starters? Jobs can no longer ask for degrees, instead they must rely on certifications. In addition, everyone who has completed a degree receives money every month in exchange for their increased value they bring to whichever job hires them. This money is sourced from a tax taken on businesses in rough proportion to the amount of money they save by paying their employees the same amount, no matter their education. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 messages/423 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── A job where you only have to work one day per week of your choosing (but semi-permanent) and are automatically placed on a team with others in the company who work that same day and accomplish whatever goals they think fulfill the company's vision. If they don't have any ideas then they should work on collaborating with others until they do. Let's get things done! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/5235 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── @user-1782 it's not that they lost value in their company due to the lack of sale of their products, but instead because they don't have to pay for marketing if their car looks "cool" enough and they can give them away for a lower blood price ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ |