Nah, I respected Thomas for never asking questions.
He was the only one of the nine justices, who for so long, didn’t pretend that his mind wasn’t already made up, or that there was an answer a lawyer could give that would change his predetermined ruling.
He knew what the assignment was, and fuck if he was going to waste any more time then necessary.
They know it has. Think of this like when a porn studio uploads their own films to a torrent site, and then goes after people who download them.
Except, in this case, everyone involved are terrible human beings. So… while I will never cheer for Sony Music, I will happily root against all the AI/tech companies they go after for scraping their catalogues.
Short sighted for who? Executive compensation is tied to stock performance via options. If their actions boost the stock price in the short term, what do they care about the companies performance at a future date after they’ve cashed out?
We’re currently in the extraction phase of neoliberal economic system and it’s only downhill from here.
Learn what? This was the specific intended outcome: layoffs without severance or unemployment.*
*Unemployment benefits aren’t totally off the table due to the companies changing of job requirements, but that’s going to depend on local laws and individual employee circumstances.
No, he’s saying that national Democracts leverage the black community for votes, and in exchange, repeatedly screw them over - when they manage to remember they exist outside of election cycles.
At least, that’s how I read his comment. It is only partially intelligible.