Comments on: Working in business is the activity most likely to achieve positive social change https://www.isegoria.net/2022/02/working-in-business-is-the-activity-most-likely-to-achieve-positive-social-change/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Bomag https://www.isegoria.net/2022/02/working-in-business-is-the-activity-most-likely-to-achieve-positive-social-change/comment-page-1/#comment-3509429 Bomag Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:25:44 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=48695#comment-3509429 “…by 2015 or so I was struggling with what appeared to me to be the reduced maturity of the students.”

I’d say this is the social change with which we should be most concerned.

]]> By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2022/02/working-in-business-is-the-activity-most-likely-to-achieve-positive-social-change/comment-page-1/#comment-3508956 Jim Mon, 28 Feb 2022 19:12:32 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=48695#comment-3508956 “In principle, a digital property database could eliminate the title insurance industry. In practice, the title industry’s grip on Congress is too strong.”

Long live Comrade Stalin!

“I…think that introducing credit scoring into mortgage lending was socially beneficial.”

Long live Comrade Stalin!

“Working in [loansharking] is the activity most likely to achieve positive social change.”

Long live Comrade Stalin!

]]> By: Slovenian Guest https://www.isegoria.net/2022/02/working-in-business-is-the-activity-most-likely-to-achieve-positive-social-change/comment-page-1/#comment-3508920 Slovenian Guest Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:13:36 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=48695#comment-3508920 Does anyone else cringe when “social change” is used unironically? It’s as if suddenly everyone developed delusions of grandeur.

]]> By: Gavin Longmuir https://www.isegoria.net/2022/02/working-in-business-is-the-activity-most-likely-to-achieve-positive-social-change/comment-page-1/#comment-3508904 Gavin Longmuir Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:56:06 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=48695#comment-3508904 “decisions became more accurate, with fewer good borrowers turned down and fewer bad borrowers accepted.”

Just a question: How would they know they turned down a “good borrower”, i.e. a borrower who would have paid back the loan he did not get?

The path not taken…and all that.

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