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J Lou ( jlou@mastodon.social )  to Technology · 3 years ago

Silicon Valley’s ideology is this: Libertarianism for me. Feudalism for thee.

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Silicon Valley’s ideology is this: Libertarianism for me. Feudalism for thee.

J Lou ( jlou@mastodon.social )  to Technology · 3 years ago
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Silicon Valley’s ideology is this: Libertarianism for me. Feudalism for thee.

https://crookedtimber.org/2023/11/15/silicon-valleys-worldview-is-not-just-an-ideology-its-a-personality-disorder/#more-52003

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  • beefcat ( beefcat@beehaw.org ) 
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    libertarianism is already just feudalism with extra steps.

    • megopie ( megopie@beehaw.org ) 
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      It’s monarchism but they replaced the Devine right of kings/Mandate of Heaven with the “Mandate of the Market”

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