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Start with changing the name. Anti-trust evokes a negative vibe, pushing back on success, politics of envy etc. In reality the policies we talk about are the p

Start with changing the name. Anti-trust evokes a negative vibe, pushing back on success, politics of envy etc. In reality the policies we talk about are the proactive nurturing of a healthy economy. Systems thinking instead of systemic capture. Diversification as a fundamental risk management strategy. Keeping them small to keep them honest. Fostering competition that will unleash creativity. Etc. I have a strong (but hard to prove) feeling that had the past decades in tech not been so dominated by a tiny number of conglomerates, the contribution of tech to society would have been materially much more impactful.

connor11528 4y ago
Agree about the naming of antitrust being problematic. It comes from the trust busting days. I prefer talking about building a “decentralized economy” that stands in contrast to an economy controlled by concentrated corporate power
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diordiderot 4y ago
This is one of those hedonic treadmill words. Whatever you choose will have a bunch of 'non-profit', think tank, 'institute', Murdoch press releases nudging negative connotations. It's illegal to teach critical reasoning in Texas. Until things like that get fixed no name change will immunize the public from corporate propaganda
- jon_adler 4y ago
  Can you reference what you mean about being illegal to teach critical reasoning in Texas?
  - burnished 4y ago
    Oh, looks like it was just the dominant political party that wants that. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/texas-gop-rejects-critical-thinking-skills-really/2012/07/08/gJQAHNpFXW_blog.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/texas...
    - ClumsyPilot 4y ago
      > Critical thinking challenges fixed beliefs... hmm.. That's exactlt what its for!
philwelch 4y ago
Big tech conglomerates are not especially popular and I don’t think the term “anti-trust” is going to evoke sympathy for them.
amelius 4y ago
How about "pro-competition"?
- college_physics 4y ago
  Competition is still a somewhat negative term. Everybody pays lip service to it but psychologically nobody actually wants it. "Pro-innovation" maybe?

connor11528 4y ago

Agree about the naming of antitrust being problematic. It comes from the trust busting days. I prefer talking about building a “decentralized economy” that stands in contrast to an economy controlled by concentrated corporate power

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diordiderot 4y ago

This is one of those hedonic treadmill words. Whatever you choose will have a bunch of 'non-profit', think tank, 'institute', Murdoch press releases nudging negative connotations. It's illegal to teach critical reasoning in Texas. Until things like that get fixed no name change will immunize the public from corporate propaganda

jon_adler 4y ago
Can you reference what you mean about being illegal to teach critical reasoning in Texas?
- burnished 4y ago
  Oh, looks like it was just the dominant political party that wants that. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/texas-gop-rejects-critical-thinking-skills-really/2012/07/08/gJQAHNpFXW_blog.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/texas...
  - ClumsyPilot 4y ago
    > Critical thinking challenges fixed beliefs... hmm.. That's exactlt what its for!

philwelch 4y ago

Big tech conglomerates are not especially popular and I don’t think the term “anti-trust” is going to evoke sympathy for them.

amelius 4y ago

How about "pro-competition"?

college_physics 4y ago
Competition is still a somewhat negative term. Everybody pays lip service to it but psychologically nobody actually wants it. "Pro-innovation" maybe?