Dividends Quotes
On payouts, returns, and unexpected payoffs
These lines treat dividends both literally, as a financial return investors count on, and figuratively, as a kind of political or ideological payoff. One imagines dividends as just one item on a long list of things technology can automate. For more on value and worth, see Memphis.
Any competent programmer has an API to cash, payments, escrow, wills, notaries, lotteries, dividends, micropayments, subscriptions, crowdfunding, and more.
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Are these dividends quotes strictly about investing?
Not entirely. While some treat dividends as a straightforward financial return, one quote uses the word to describe an ideological payoff instead.
What does the quote about programmers and APIs have to do with dividends?
It lists dividends alongside other financial functions like payments and subscriptions to illustrate how much of modern finance can be automated in software.
Is there a nostalgic tone toward dividends in any of these quotes?
Yes, one speaker describes valuing dividends as an old-fashioned idea, suggesting a preference for steady returns over speculative gains.
How is the word dividends used politically here?
One quote uses it metaphorically, framing one political ideology as being funded by the consequences of an opposing one.
Where can I find more quotes touching on value and worth in unexpected forms?
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Together they show how a simple finance term can double as commentary on ideology and progress. Visit Anita Borg for more on technology's reach into everyday systems.
