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Given that successful technologies have mostly been developed by corporations which have appreciated in value from their innovation, do you favor a Luddite life
by stevenjgarner 4y ago
Given that successful technologies have mostly been developed by corporations which have appreciated in value from their innovation, do you favor a Luddite lifestyle, eschewing technology? Or do you think investors would rush to put their capital at risk for no return? I believe the technologies on which we are enjoying this conversation would never have emerged if a wealth tax hit silicon valley after WW II.
- akoncius 4y agointernet was created by two universities, not private companies. and usually universities are funded by governments. private companies ruined internet actually.
- redorb 4y agoPrivate companies ruined the internet by creating millions of jobs?
- kurisufag 4y agoas much as I enjoy longing for the time when using the internet meant browsing 5-6 boards that weren't all that populated, private companies "ruined the internet" by giving the average person access to it. you can argue that has been a net negative for the Internet, but it is clearly better for society generally.