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> Don't get me wrong, I love Apple, but I don't love this hyper-centralization of wealth and it would be better for the world if we defanged the power that bill
by pampa 6y ago
> Don't get me wrong, I love Apple, but I don't love this hyper-centralization of wealth and it would be better for the world if we defanged the power that billionaires have.
We tried it here in russia back in 1917. But then oops! something went wrong.
- sebmellen 6y agoIn all fairness, there is an extremely large middle ground between Communist insurrection and loophole-diseased corporatism. Just using anti-trust laws to their full effect would be enough.
- eru 6y agoWell, in practice anti-trust law has proven a better tool for the people who can afford expensive lawyers than it's supposed intended purpose. Funny enough, even the original paradigmatic case of breaking up Standard Oil was a farce.