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Why are you assuming "socialization" means "government control"? I would rather have various social systems be run through a cooperative, distributed-power, fed
by einpoklum 7y ago
Why are you assuming "socialization" means "government control"? I would rather have various social systems be run through a cooperative, distributed-power, federated organizational model.
"The government would love to have more power over tech" - the government fawns over big tech anyway. And the love is returned - with large tech companies helping the US government's military endeavors, and performing mass surveillance and feeding the subjects slanted pro-regime news.
- scarface74 7y agoThe current administration definitely doesn’t fawn over Amazon, Google or Apple until Cook gave him a photo op.
- einpoklum 7y agoTrump is playing hard to get :-P And despite the lovers' quarrel, he has been considering a $10 Billion deal to do some shady evil computing work: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/18/trump-says-seriously-looking-into-amazons-pentagon-contract.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/18/trump-says-seriously-looking... and Amazon might still get some of it: https://www.geekwire.com/2020/dod-likely-split-jedi-contract-amazon-microsoft-analyst-says/ https://www.geekwire.com/2020/dod-likely-split-jedi-contract...