thisisnotauser

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   by thisisnotauser 2y ago

   This feels strongly in the same vein as rent price fixing (1). What is the path to the illegalizing of these abuses? Or should we see the below successful actions as indication that existing laws are sufficient? Should we expect similar act
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   by thisisnotauser 2y ago

   There's a famous saying about Mussolini making the trains run on time. The joke was that anyone who complained about the trains running late, which was an endemic issue emblematic of the financial failures of fascism (his government sy
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   by thisisnotauser 2y ago

   If only there were some way the public could collectively organize for their common good and, perhaps, choose a small number of people to represent our interests who could, say, regulate commerce to protect consumers and enforce contracts b
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   by thisisnotauser 2y ago

   This is a great example of how these massive for-profit companies can be actively harmful to the public good. I'm not sure how to combat these issues, which are genuine challenges against freedom everywhere, but perhaps stronger oversi
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   by thisisnotauser 2y ago

   Anyone who has ever used an IBM product will keep this as far away from their code as possible.
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   by thisisnotauser 2y ago

   I love this discussion, and I think it's critically important for people to engage with it. However, I cannot more strongly disagree with your implicit assumption of innocence for "category 1." Facebook alone is unquestionabl