With Google’s recent monopoly status being a topic a discussion recently. This article from 2017 argues that we should nationalize these platforms in the age of platform capitalism. Ahead of its time, in fact the author predicted the downfall of Ello.

  • corsicanguppy
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    4 months ago

    Governments are bad; I get it.

    But is it tiring to constantly mistrust the people we’ve put in charge of our shared resources or is it resignation to keep choosing the same people each time instead of the ones you CAN trust?

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      4 months ago

      I didn’t put anybody in charge. I could theoretically employ them. They are employees.

      When someone wants trust, they are the last person to be trusted.

      I obviously don’t choose much.

      First, because an anonymous vote where you can vote only for one candidate, not even against. Something similar to likes\dislikes would make more sense, but with each voter getting, say, the amount of likes equal to floor of 1/3 choices in the ballot, and the same amount of dislikes.

      Second, because I live in Russia.