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45 points chmaynard | 3 comments | 28 Aug 25 23:52 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

1. judge123 ◴[01 Sep 25 04:31 UTC] No.45089479[source]▶

This is basically the 1910s version of 'move fast and break things.' Tossing out a one-month-old machine for a better one is such a Silicon Valley mindset.

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2. seltzered_ ◴[01 Sep 25 04:46 UTC] No.45089543[source]▶

>>45089479 (TP) #

The deeper meditation is understanding the politics of Henry Ford, how he too bought a newspaper business, and the worker conditions and economies. See:

- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford#Antisemitism_and_...

- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordl%C3%A2ndia

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3. 01HNNWZ0MV43FF ◴[01 Sep 25 06:19 UTC] No.45089970[source]▶

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Proof that money is power and power is money

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Ford and the Birth of the Model T