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Reply To: | The philosophy, work & influences of Noam Chomsky |
Date: | Tue, 27 May 1997 10:56:40 -0700 |
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As a matter of common sense, the Gates example is irrelevant. It is
usually cited as an example of a poor boy making it good under late cap-
italism (a la Horatio Alger). But the odds for the rest of the workers
are dim to say the least. They have a better chance of making it big
using the lottery.
wcm
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> You, brian j. callahan, wrote:
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> >Don asks:
> >>Did Bill Gates build Microsoft without using the overarching coercive
> >>power of the state?
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> >Well, for a start, there's copyright law.
> Which Apple correctly says Gates flouted.
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> _________
> Tresy Kilbourne, Seattle WA
> "The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn't
> betray it I'd be ashamed of myself." --Noam Chomsky, responding to an
> accusation of betrayal by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
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