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Whoops. Guess she won't be winning then...

neuronic 8y ago
If, as usual, people are voting heavily against their own interests and more according to the lobbyist propaganda fed by economics 101 professors, then you are likely on point.
- sj3k 8y ago
  what lobbyists are lobbying to break up big tech companies? Not everything is propaganda.
  - moate 8y ago
    Also possible he was saying that people will vote in favor of keeping these companies together and not bringing anti-trust issues to court because lobbyists push hard to feed a "capitalism shouldn't be touched by the government" view which is against the consumers best interests. That would drive them to vote against Warren and her politics. Also, do you expect people to name names of lobbyists? I think it's pretty safe to assume there are groups who feel that the FAANG companies are too powerful and need to go the way of Bell labs. And many people (wrongly? rightly?) label anything they feel is politically motivated speech as "propaganda".
  - jklinger410 8y ago
    Telco, Walmart, any company that would rather have a big brand with name association on the hot seat instead of them.
- jhall1468 8y ago
  Maybe we can just assume people are allowed to have different opinions, rather than implying anyone that disagrees with you is one of the "sheeple" huh? I don't think we need to break up any of these companies. Particularly when an industry like Cable/ISP's exist, which are allowed to have an actual regional monopoly and artificially inflate prices in order to force you to use their other services. None of these three do anything of the sort. And Amazon, really?
- JabavuAdams 8y ago
  People's actual interests aren't necessarily their stated interests, though. The notion of people as unitary individuals with a coherent executive isn't even right. The agglomeration of desires and drives that I call "me" might spin a good story about who I am and what I want, but it's basically a work of fiction. EDIT> Aspirational fiction, perhaps.
r00fus 8y ago
Didn't people say the same thing about Trump when said he was going to build a Wall? Funny how that election turned out.

If, as usual, people are voting heavily against their own interests and more according to the lobbyist propaganda fed by economics 101 professors, then you are likely on point.

sj3k 8y ago
what lobbyists are lobbying to break up big tech companies? Not everything is propaganda.
- moate 8y ago
  Also possible he was saying that people will vote in favor of keeping these companies together and not bringing anti-trust issues to court because lobbyists push hard to feed a "capitalism shouldn't be touched by the government" view which is against the consumers best interests. That would drive them to vote against Warren and her politics. Also, do you expect people to name names of lobbyists? I think it's pretty safe to assume there are groups who feel that the FAANG companies are too powerful and need to go the way of Bell labs. And many people (wrongly? rightly?) label anything they feel is politically motivated speech as "propaganda".
- jklinger410 8y ago
  Telco, Walmart, any company that would rather have a big brand with name association on the hot seat instead of them.
jhall1468 8y ago
Maybe we can just assume people are allowed to have different opinions, rather than implying anyone that disagrees with you is one of the "sheeple" huh? I don't think we need to break up any of these companies. Particularly when an industry like Cable/ISP's exist, which are allowed to have an actual regional monopoly and artificially inflate prices in order to force you to use their other services. None of these three do anything of the sort. And Amazon, really?
JabavuAdams 8y ago
People's actual interests aren't necessarily their stated interests, though. The notion of people as unitary individuals with a coherent executive isn't even right. The agglomeration of desires and drives that I call "me" might spin a good story about who I am and what I want, but it's basically a work of fiction. EDIT> Aspirational fiction, perhaps.

r00fus 8y ago

Didn't people say the same thing about Trump when said he was going to build a Wall? Funny how that election turned out.