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J.D. Vance is anti-Big Tech, pro-crypto
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- techostritch 2y agoI’m probably anti-big tech but what will pro crypto bring us? Convince me that the deregulation of the Trump/Vance administration won’t bring about the next 2008
- ein0p 2y agoDone right it could eliminate the ability of the government to freeze my bank account if I’m protesting, for example, like Trudeau did in Canada not long ago.
- techostritch 2y agoWe’ll see what happens, I don’t think there’s enough unity among Republicans for a coherent libertarian agenda to actually get enacted, more likely a Christo-fascist one, but I lean more libertarian as I get older, so despite my extreme skepticism if it happens beyond my control, I’ll be damn curious to see it.
- sickofparadox 2y agoIs Christo-fascism simply enacting any legislation that comes from a Christian moral lens? It overwhelmingly seems like a buzzword used to fearmonger that has only recently been added via OTA updates to certain groups.
- krapp 2y ago>Is Christo-fascism simply enacting any legislation that comes from a Christian moral lens? No. > It overwhelmingly seems like a buzzword used to fearmonger that has only recently been added via OTA updates to certain groups. Neither the term nor the concept are recent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_fascism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_fascism
- techostritch 2y agoI dunno? Matt Walsh is an open ChristoFascist and Even Joe Rogan mentioned that he was worried about it harkening back to the George Bush days, part of my point was less that I though an extreme thing would happen and more that of the extreme things that could happen, Christian extremism seems more popular then libertarian extremism. But also maybe the answer to your question is yes? Separation of church and state and all that silly nonsense. Also OTA updates? Is this like some weird “I’m a free thinker and everyone else is an NPC thing?”
- theandrewbailey 2y ago> Also OTA updates? Is this like some weird “I’m a free thinker and everyone else is an NPC thing?” How else does a whole mass of people uncritically accept the same viewpoint with identical talking points that big media and big tech push out on the same day?
- Apocryphon 2y agoDo you really think there was any difference before mass media?
- brnt 2y agoAmerican are sounding an awful lot like Russians in exile 50 years ago... I wish you all the best. And us too.
- Apocryphon 2y agoNonsensical non sequitur
- techostritch 2y agoI don’t know, I don’t know what other people think, I do know what I think, and I don’t think I would describe it as uncritical. What makes you assume it’s uncritical?
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- qsdf38100 2y agoDo you expect a Maga style government to let you protest more freely?
- techostritch 2y agoA MAGA style government will let MAGA protest more freely for sure.
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- core_dumped 2y agoThat’s crazy man how did all those cities recover so quickly from being burned completely down?
- qsdf38100 2y agoWhere did you learn about these entire cities burning down? Could you share any link?
- tracker1 2y agoAs someone who typically is conservative leaning libertarian on most issues, I also appreciate Lina Kahn in the Biden administration. Corporate power is derived from govt power and both should generally be reigned in. I also feel that essential services should not be able to discriminate based on activity that is legal. What is "essential" is open for debate, but I would say that transportation and communications are pretty high on the list. Not sure I'm pro crypto(currency) if only because I think stability is a massive issue.
- quantified 2y agoHow is corporate power derived from government power? Corprations usually exercise all the power they can until govt reins them in.
- tracker1 2y agoI'm expressly not opposed to trust busting, or anti-monopoly moves from the govt. I feel it's a fair trade for limitations on liability to company investors. Limitations on liability are a grant to corporations from govt. Certain resource constraints are limited/licensed by the govt (especially communications). Beyond this, I feel that a primary lesson from COVID should be an emphasis on dual/multi sourcing and domestic production at least from a security standpoint. There are some levers that can be used by govt to promote this.
- cchance 2y agoConsidering he was a never-trumper and called trump hitler... i'm pretty sure hes just saying and doing whatever shit will get niche groups to vote for him.
- silverquiet 2y agoNot to mention he's funded by Peter Thiel. Whatever else I think about him, I certainly wouldn't call him anti big-tech and I'm sure he'll hold the purse strings tightly.