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"I see your point, Rivkah - and remember a post some months ago that Did offend me, but it was from the point of view that an entrepreneur may feel 'enslaved' by their self-imposed work load. i.e. It was basically whining, and the use of the word slavery bothered me. Here, the "servitude" is not self-imposed, and the author isn't whining - but I agree that slavery is not a word to be used, or taken, lightly. "Social media, Boris Johnson as London's mayor and the 'social media' riots.
"Interesting, Peter. Maybe Blackberry was just an unfortunate recipient of 'name recognition' - someone blurted it out, and it was repeated (i.e. it went viral), when it might just as well've been i-This or Motorola-that. Duncan"Decision fatigue is something we're all prone to
"Hi Carl. Judge Judy said the same thing once - the plaintiff & defendant better be careful, she hasn't had lunch yet and is irritable. (Given the way she ramps-up from 0-shouting in .0000001 seconds under normal conditions, I was expecting a real show.) Another time she told a young man she was the "Uber Mother". Duncan "3 Myths of Capitalism
"Fred, this is why I think Baseball's got it right - in a Capitalistic country, if an owner wants to spend more to get better players, let him - it's the American way. This "we should have completely equal spending so anyone/any city can win bit" (please read that in a high, whiny, nasal voice) is fine for Communist countries, but it's not our way. Duncan"Subscribe
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Roll up, roll up….. Free slaves for all!
"Eye-opening stuff, Gianni, and great examples. The U.S. has laws specifying what interns can & can't be asked to do - they can't be asked to do anything that directly OR indirectly leads to profit, for example. Does the law have teeth? I don't know. Duncan"