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First of all, the "free market" is a fairy tale. It has never existed. States have been shaping their economies since the beginning of civilization. The very ex
by xtian 7y ago
First of all, the "free market" is a fairy tale. It has never existed. States have been shaping their economies since the beginning of civilization. The very existence of modern corporations and their special rights of limited liability is a radical dispensation from government.
And secondly, where do you (or do you at all) draw the line on what sort of ban constitutes fascism? (Setting aside the fact that corporations have historically loved the stability of fascist states.) Is regulated overtime fascism? Workplace safety laws? Child labor laws?
- AnthonyMouse 7y agoYou can't have it both ways. Neither of you. Apple is a creature of the state. We wouldn't need laws requiring their phones to be repairable if there weren't already laws prohibiting you from running iOS on non-Apple hardware or using non-Apple app stores on Apple hardware etc. Having none of it is a valid option. Dumping the DMCA in the bin and allowing anybody to transfer their copy of iOS to a phone made by Samsung or Purism when their iPhone dies would solve it too. What we can't have is the laws that favor the corporation and not the laws that favor their customers. That's an asymmetry; it has to be both or neither. So have your ideological debate, but we either need more laws or fewer -- the status quo is unreasonable.