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[–] zib@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

It's not about sustainability, it never was. It was only ever about endlessly repeating the cycle of improving profit margins in the short term by any and all means. And what could sound better to venture capitalists than "improved productivity" regardless of whether or not it was true?