#Monopolies

1) I've been mulling the intra-left debate over Twitter's Trump ban and the unaccountable power of private tech monopolies, and have some very tentative, inexpert thoughts that I find ideologically
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The ACLU in NYT on why the union of Silicon Valley monopolies -- Apple, Google and Amazon -- to remove Parler from the internet is so problematic. While ACLU is
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They're afraid of us. Very afraid.They're specifically afraid of humanity remembering who they are and in that remembrance realizing that we are living beneath what we are. They fear us
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I really think that, if you want to get a really complete framing for why Georgism is still relevant and will become ever more relevant, you need to also read
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Big Tech valuations - a ThreadMicrosoft’s $613 billion market cap in late 1999 seemed absurd in relation to revenues of $19 bn, and yet the company is now worth $1.6
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It is against the law... or so it is supposed to be... for Companies to "Collude" and Set Market Prices and form de-facto Monopolies in our Economy.. Using that same
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Literally yelling at the screen watching the newest @TrashTastePod. People with a BIG platform spreading fanboy FUD and rumor w/ zero fact checking and a complete lack of understanding of
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While we’ve focused on VC-backed coastal brands, a husband and wife duo turned a small construction company in Waco, TX into a suburban sprawling empire in 8 years flat.You know
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More summary on the current state of universities:What's college bundle?- skills & training- adventure for young adults- dating service- sports complex attached to a hedge fund- credential- how employers delegate
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One of the reasons you kill monopolies and block vast concentrations of power before they take root is that you avoid situations like this, where a few private companies are
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It's hard to believe, but Democrats used to be the party of small business. In The Nation, @SusanRHolmberg and I argue that the left should once again embrace small business.
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It is interesting to note that both the divergent Economic philosophies, Capitalism and Communism failed us. And failed for precisely the same reason. Does it mean that both were wrong.
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It's often noted that the software industry thrived while the rest of industry has been in decline. I don't think this is a coincidence. Software fits well with every bad
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1/ It’s time to defund the GOP. In yesterday‘s rant, I laid out all the reasons why Democrats should put at the top of their priority list “defunding the Republican
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1/n: In order to know why the farmers are raising their voices against the farm laws, we need to understand the farm laws. Follow this thread to debunk propaganda with
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Hackers & Vaccines, we're missing the point [THREAD]: this reflects a *remarkable* failure of the global system of innovation. Amidst a pandemic, an effective ecosystem would encourage collaboration toward public
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