Valve's move to Linux was inspiring. He referenced Marx, I'm now starting to wonder about their wisdom in general. Why can't they just make a great game platform and stay out of politics.
You're an idiot if you take a completely reasonable assessment of various economic theories as "politics". This article is an exploration of where Valve's corporate structure and soul fit into the spectrum of ways to interact in a market.
Don't let the names of leading thinkers in a field scare you off because of some bullshit brainwashing.
Why? Marx is one of the more influential figures in modern history.
In this case, the reference to Marx was basically saying that corporations pay you a fixed rate for your time, but must extract a larger value than what they pay you. Reading this won't make you start hymning the Soviet national anthem.
Economics used to be called political economics. Why Valve can't stay out of politics is because a lot of things worth doing are political in nature or related to politics. Politics is not a different sphere from everyday life.
I don't see any place in the article that places a value judgement on Marx's beliefs or positions, just sections that outline what questions he asked and what his ideas were. Can you point out what I am missing?
