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America may give Silicon valley a blank check to do whatever they want but China keeps a tight control and the EU loves to bully them with regulations. The Stat
by WeylandYutani 3y ago
America may give Silicon valley a blank check to do whatever they want but China keeps a tight control and the EU loves to bully them with regulations.
The State always wins.
The Achilles heel is that nobody actually fucking LIKES these "tech barons" and nobody would vote for them if they ran for office. He's right that they are removed from the real world. Even a C level politician would demolish them in town hall meeting.
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- flagrant_taco 3y agoThe risk of communism and fascism feels really important here. Whether the state capture industry out the other way around, industry leaders end up with all the power of the state with none of the democratic guardrails of elections and accountability. > Even a C level politician would demolish then in a town hall meeting. There might be an interesting u-shaped curve here. I totally agree I'd expect a half decent politician to call BS very easily, if that politician is actually interested in representing his constituents. Congress seems to enjoy the horse and pony show, inviting tech leaders for hearing while the goal is just to win political points and pander to voters . Love them or hate them, except for an occasional fluke anyone getting to the highest levels of federal office are A level political that should be able to demolish leaders in these hearings if they actually cared.