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I'm guessing this is because corporations will still obviously be different from governments. For one thing they won't have cops arresting you.
by mehrdadn 7y ago
I'm guessing this is because corporations will still obviously be different from governments. For one thing they won't have cops arresting you.
- zamazingo 7y agoThey do though.
- mehrdadn 7y agoWhat?
- tshanmu 7y agoHow can you be sure - if they almost become quasi-goverments - they will surely have quasi-law-enforcement? A ban by facebook could literally be lifethreatening?
- mehrdadn 7y ago> How can you be sure Same way I can be "sure" my bank is going to keep my money safe and give it to me when I need it?
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoCould you be more clear about your intended meaning. From this you might mean "I can't be sure", or you might mean "the government will step in to prevent it", or you might actually think your bank will keep your money safe, or ...
- rakoo 7y agoGovernments keep control on people by the usage of force, but corporations have the means to control people by the use of pleasure. You might not get in jail but if you're not allowed to go where you want/do what you want/talk to who you want, if your life revolves around a single thing and that is removed from you, would you still do it ? This comic about Orwell's and Huxley's vision of things really lays it in simple terms (https://twistedsifter.com/2010/06/the-saturday-strip-week-13/ https://twistedsifter.com/2010/06/the-saturday-strip-week-13...). The source is, of course, very interesting to read.
- mehrdadn 7y ago> would you still do it? Between "do it" and "don't do it"? Well obviously no. But compared to getting thrown in jail? Obviously it's better?
- rakoo 7y agoOf course the difference in "punishement" is huge, but the important and scary part is that corporations can have a huge control on how people behave without any threat other than "you won't be able to use our service". That was my point.
- empath75 7y agoDon’t be so sure.
- sharedfrog 7y agoWhile true now, remember that companies used to own armies[1] and territories[2]. Their motives -- shareholder profit -- have not changed. They do and will strive to grow their power. It's not a stretch from today to imagine living on company-built cities with private security, paying rent and utilities to the company, with contracts and EULAs serving as laws in all but name. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_rule_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_rule_in_India