Re: [OT] Re: Social-media antipathy (was Re: How i can optimize my operating system?)
On 21-03-2021 17:06, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On Sun Mar 21 00:01:59 2021 Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>
>>> In my (not so humble) opinion, this level of security could make
>>> sense for a disident in a totalitarian state, less so for regular
>>> users in democratic country.
>>
>> Reminds me of the saying that the difference between USA and USSR was
>> that in USSR the population knew that it was propaganda.
>
> Under capitalism, man exploits man.
> Under communism, it's just the opposite.
> -- John Kenneth Galbraith
That's actually a paraphrase of an old Polish proverb:
`Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true'
-- Polish Proverb.
Cheers!
Harry
--
`The World is not dangerous because of those who do harm but
because of those who look on without doing anything'.
-- Albert Einstein
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