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I'm shocked (/s) that Silicon Valley's brand of libertarianism led to five companies dominating everything and then pulling up the ladder behind them by abando

I'm shocked (/s) that Silicon Valley's brand of libertarianism led to five companies dominating everything and then pulling up the ladder behind them by abandoning open standards in favor or proprietary silos.

pixl97 6y ago
Expect to be down voted for speaking such heresy on HN.
- dalu 6y ago
  Yup. Ivory tower circle jerk HN.
- deleted 6y ago
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- wizzwizz4 6y ago
  It's the sarcasm, not the heresy.
ardy42 6y ago
> I'm shocked (/s) that Silicon Valley's brand of libertarianism led to five companies dominating everything and then pulling up the ladder behind them by abandoning open standards in favor or proprietary silos. That's kind of to be expected, since that's what libertarianism is about: empowering those with property in proportion to their property, and disempowering everyone else in proportion to their lack of it. Of course, it's not usually stated that way (usually the focus is on rights and liberties for private property holders and ripping on competing institutional forms), but that's what it is.
tannhaeuser 6y ago
"Pulling up the ladder" - thanks, that was the metaphor that didn't come to me as non-native speaker when I was last criticising the modern web and the process leading to its overcomplication by which browsers vendors shut the door behind them. With folks standing by and cheering, and self-proclaimed puppet "standardization bodies" in for job security.