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11. It's the distrust of the two-way mirror

Sun May 17, 2015, 03:34 PM

May 2015

It's about transparency and reach.

With each passing year, corporations demand to know more and more about us, they demand the right to surveil us, to monitor our transactions and even probe what we think by mining our interactions on social media. At the same time, corporations demand greater and greater opacity and rights for themselves. Everyone suspects that they could severely mess with our individual little lives if they chose. Meanwhile, every automated "your call is important to us" is a reminder of just how unreachable they are to us. How could we possibly trust them?

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Why are some people so distrustful of corporations? [View all] kentuck May 2015 OP

Some corporations put profits above the welfare of their customers. House of Roberts May 2015 #1

And their profits are placed above their workers. jwirr May 2015 #5

Distrustful? Not me. lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #2

Which is the exact same thing virtually every other business does Major Nikon May 2015 #18

Amen to that! kentuck May 2015 #20

I agree that unions are important, but a corporation is different than business. lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #33

I would agree. kentuck May 2015 #34

I disagree Major Nikon May 2015 #36

Your argument requires accepting the premise that the more individuals involved in an organization lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #37

I'm saying that when you compare apples to apples, that much is true Major Nikon May 2015 #38

I think most have pretty much shown that they are some greedy bastards notadmblnd May 2015 #3

I'm not sure it is a matter of "trust," but rogerashton May 2015 #4

There's nothing wrong with state-run banks. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #7

"we need to mobilize very large lumps of capital"? moondust May 2015 #8

+1 ... Somebody actually learned something in Econ and B-structures. n/t 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #9

Actually, there is no legal requirement to maximize profits. Hoyt May 2015 #12

Who, in the Democratic Party is trustful of corporations? ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #6

+1. We do need to reward corporations for "doing the right stuff." Hoyt May 2015 #13

And punish them when they don't ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #14

Agreed. I've had several people call me all kinds of names Hoyt May 2015 #15

Corporatism will bring whole societies down into dystopia. ananda May 2015 #10

Interesting. kentuck May 2015 #21

It's the distrust of the two-way mirror Freelancer May 2015 #11

REal people are not potentially immortal n/t eridani May 2015 #16

I do trust them....to wring every buck out of the public they can. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #17

Sometimes the language we use regarding corporations troubles me. randome May 2015 #19

So corporations are people? kentuck May 2015 #23

You're right--if CEO's knew that THEY, personally, would be challenged MADem May 2015 #28

People have a problem with corporations purchasing GOVERNMENTS. woo me with science May 2015 #22

The more fundamental problem is how the right Exilednight May 2015 #31

We need more people to get involved and run for office... kentuck May 2015 #35

Because most of them only care about profits bobjacksonk2832 May 2015 #24

Dunno if this is tongue in cheek or not... War Horse May 2015 #25

The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians And Media That Own And Control Us cantbeserious May 2015 #26

You kinda answered your own question, but there's history of betrayal in the mix. MADem May 2015 #27

Jack Welch tore the social contract into pieces and the rest of the corporate world followed him... AZ Progressive May 2015 #40

BINGO! He is the face of Corporate Assholishness, certainly! An evil man. MADem May 2015 #44

It's amazing!!!, huh? 99Forever May 2015 #29

Why are some people so distrustful of corporations? Jacoby365 May 2015 #30

For me, it's simple. Despite what Mitt Romney thinks, corporations are not people. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #32

Corporations are money making machines of the rich, and are often highly reckless.... AZ Progressive May 2015 #39

Maybe you need to see this... AZ Progressive May 2015 #41

What the fuck is this thread about? OilemFirchen May 2015 #42

A company is different from an individual PRB May 2015 #43

A corporation is simply a business form that is created when certain papers are filed JDPriestly May 2015 #45