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minus-squareWatDabney@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoIt’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
minus-squarecmbabul@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoAnd 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
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
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