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Monopolies are just a different term for stalinism. The question is for how long such a big moloch can control the internet in all domains. Ok they just buy sta
by la_fayette 7y ago
Monopolies are just a different term for stalinism. The question is for how long such a big moloch can control the internet in all domains. Ok they just buy startups in competing subdomains, but i doubt that really anything can be contolled by a single entity. Google is a company and thus a hierarchical system. The distributed innovation on the internet is still possible, see e.g. bitcoin mostl likely started by one person?
- luckylion 7y agoQuestion is: how well would (the paranoid, control-seeking parts of) Stalinism have worked with today's technology?
- rightbyte 7y agoProbably so good that it would be unsustainable. The police, military, government and public officers needs some privacy so they can be corrupt without their superiors noticing and taking a cut. There would be too much control. We will see how North Korea turns out in the future?
- luckylion 7y agoTrue, but on the other hand you'd probably need a lot less boots on the ground if you can amplify their power by technology, I suppose. You can pay them more than well to guarantee their support, feed the dogs well so nobody gets any ideas about questioning pig supremacy.