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In a way, it's even worse. (Yes, I know the post is sardonic, I mean it's even worse than that.) Many of these things are not really democratized either, they'
by Terr_ 7mo ago
In a way, it's even worse. (Yes, I know the post is sardonic, I mean it's even worse than that.)
Many of these things are not really democratized either, they're centralized systems with a "we empower you" sales-pitch. The opaque and unaccountable central authority has an incentive to pick-and-choose what's possible, and to put their thumb on the metaphorical scales to get certain outcomes.
Kind of like ride-share apps: Any pretense of "democratizing" jobs faded, instead they enabled new flavors of monopolistic exploitation.
- ares623 7mo agoIt's funny, after posting the above message I started thinking what else can be made to sound "good" just by prepending it with "democratizing". Surprisingly it works really well.
- Terr_ 6mo agoProfessor Farnsworth: "Good news, everyone! We're democratizing your health insurance!" Leela: "You mean we can all together vote on the best plan?" Farnsworth: "Hmm? Oh yes, as long as you do it all alone."