3 ms·
We’re going to see more and more defensive content come out and it’s only going to help Warren. Strategically she’s positioned herself well, she could easily be
by almost_usual 8y ago
We’re going to see more and more defensive content come out and it’s only going to help Warren. Strategically she’s positioned herself well, she could easily be the most publicized democratic candidate because of this topic alone.
- Reedx 8y agoIt's definitely timely and getting a lot of attention. But Andrew Yang could end up making waves here. His approach seems more productive - proposing a VAT on big tech and a "Freedom Dividend".
- chillacy 8y agoI think Yang goes a lot farther than warren in that breaking up tech companies still concentrates wealth in costal tech hubs while a UBI would begin shifting that back to the middle states. It is sort of admitting that tech has “won”, but the power of data at scale is imo fundamentally a part of reality and denying it in the US just means China will develop AI technology faster. Either way I’m glad to see these ideas being discussed more broadly.
- jklinger410 8y agoIt's a sad state we're in that instead of talking about the most important monopolies, we're only able to talk about the ones with the most brand recognition.
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- hosh 8y agoSure, though this article isn't defending the FAANG companies. The author is also concerned, though he is saying the problem is deeper, not well-understood, and Warren's solution as-proposed is simplistic and will not be effective.