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How has it come to that? The tech industry has declared in turn that privacy is dead, that labor contracts are dead, that tax obligations are dead and now that
by nologic01 3y ago
How has it come to that? The tech industry has declared in turn that privacy is dead, that labor contracts are dead, that tax obligations are dead and now that copyright is dead. Why is the most promising tool towards a better society appropriated in such a destructive manner?
People must separate their fascination with tech as such, from the predominant tech business models that are basically - you can't put lipstick on a pig - parasitic.
- classified 3y agoCopyright is dead only for the little guy. The rich and powerful have their money printing machines copyrighted ad infinitum.
- nologic01 3y agoWhat is puzzling is that its not just the little guy being undermined now. The discussion here is about open source code but take any domain that makes available expert knowledge online. Say medical or financial advice. We are talking about powerful sectors, if not cartels themselves.
- precompute 3y agoIt pays far too much and fat wads of cash are in everyone's mind as these debates surface. "Better for everyone", "human equality", "UBI", yada yada. Debaters then like to name-drop "No true scotsman" and "purity spiralling" for either side. It's just that tech marketing claims it's a small group of technical wizards, while in reality it's the largest novel corporate interest of the last fifty years and it hasn't been about the little guy for decades. The industry is practically vampiric on naive hopefuls. Well, at least some of them get paid.