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alkonaut ◴[] No.21183066[source]
Stop sucking up to dictatorships. If they don't want to do business with you because your map or flags or search engine shows something they don't like - leave. Don't censor your search engine or modify your maps to fit their worldview.
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beisner ◴[] No.21183269[source]
This is a simplistic view. When push comes to shove, companies don't behave with political principles. Apple is not going to throw away access to 1/6 of world's population over a political dispute. It's unrealistic to expect any company to, if they're sufficiently large. The only way to achieve political goals is to apply political pressure directly at the state level, or to work with domestic movements that seek to undermine the policies in question.
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yters ◴[] No.21183317[source]
"What does it benefit to gain the whole world if you lose your soul?" - Jesus
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chronic71819[dead post] ◴[] No.21183399[source]
> "What does it benefit to gain the whole world if you lose your soul?" - Jesus

I'd gladly sell my soul for a couple of billion. Hell, I'd let it go for a discount at a few tens of millions.

yters ◴[] No.21184645[source]
In that framework you are giving up something of infinite value for something of finite value, which is irrational.
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jldugger ◴[] No.21186565[source]
I suspect the OP disagrees that souls have infinite value, because they do not exist.
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1. yters ◴[] No.21186695[source]
The big point is to not give up something of greater value for lesser value. Human rights have greater value than increasing profit margins.