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> The attempts at building an interconnected globalised world are beginning to fail. Because the interconnected globalized world had a lot of "buts" to it. Yo
by debacle 10y ago
> The attempts at building an interconnected globalised world are beginning to fail.
Because the interconnected globalized world had a lot of "buts" to it.
You can be interconnected and globalized...
...but we're going to still lock down copyright
...but we're going to export bad patent laws
...but we're going to externalize pollution even more than we were before
...but we're going to ignore competition and allow massive multinationals to form
...but we're going to maximize labor arbitrage while minimizing consumer choice
...but we're going to try and create a global jurisdiction that favors the guy with the most money
...but we're going to try and weaken the protections surrounding the most powerful tool for interconnection ever created.
This is why people are turning their backs on globalization - it hasn't worked for everyone, and it's hurt many people.
- pc86 10y agoI'm fairly certain copyright and patent laws played no role in out-of-work steel workers in western Pennsylvania and Ohio turning out in droves for Trump.