this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2025
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The argument is that this is a new kind of oligarchy, using technology to destroy labour rights, workers unions and the like with total surveillance and so forth. Less American Gilded Age and more Cyberpunk...
It's a fascist oligarchy vs a democratic oligarchy.
(Some aspects used to be democratically decided on even though the oligarchs gave the only bad options, now the oligarchs just do whatever the hell they want, tear things apart and dispose of their enemies in broad daylight)
Why is Steve Jobs in the thumbnail? He’s been dead for more than a decade.
For loving 1984 and therefore putting big brother in everybodies pocket....
because his replacements are not recognizable. I don't see the point of gates as well so I view them as basically apple and microsoft.
Say his name: Tim Apple
And a pile of shit since long before that.
Only “now”?
We've moved past oligarchy into kleptocracy in the last few weeks.