• WatDabney@sopuli.xyz
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    2 days ago

    It’s not simply that they don’t care about the value of the books.

    The tech oligarchs are trying to convert information into property, with themselves as sole owners

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      And it’s not even just about being a monopoly for profit reasons, this time, if past knowledge becomes completely centralized by the powerful it can no longer be trusted