Tech’s broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap::Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. From video streaming to ride-hailing and cloud computing.

      • @_wintermute@lemmy.world
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        439 months ago

        A healthy dose of western/capitalist propaganda since birth and until death helps a lot. So many people under the illusion that this is the natural progression of civilization, or the best.

      • @captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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        389 months ago

        Yeah but then the wealthy eventually start buying away regulation. The only thing that made capitalism get under any sort of control was fear of a worker’s revolution

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          The only thing that made capitalism get under any sort of control was fear of a worker’s revolution

          Yep, and so they made capitalism global, exported all of the union jobs to countries where labor abuse is permitted or encouraged, and then created new categories of unorganized, exploitative jobs faster than labor could keep up with them.

      • @hglman@lemmy.world
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        -29 months ago

        If its actually well regulated it wont be capitalism. Just like Europe has many kingdoms yet isnt full of actual monarchy.

        • @Staccato@lemmy.world
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          99 months ago

          All capitalism is, at its core, is the system of owning and investing capital for greater returns later. You can have that while regulating things–at least in theory.

          • @lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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            59 months ago

            An actual dictionary definition of capitalism:

            an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.

            Any definition of capitalism that doesn’t in some way mention private ownership of capital is simply wrong.