The Trust-buster
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wrote on 12 Apr 2021, 23:28 last edited by xenon 4 Dec 2021, 23:29
The issue with this is that Hawley is coming at this form a censorship angle.
Anti-trust is just his tool to address the censorship issue.
There are better, more fundamental and important discussions that need to take place on the new businesses made possible by network technology.
In other words, Hawley's grievance is just a symptom of the problem.
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wrote on 12 Apr 2021, 23:39 last edited by
Isn't he the guy who did the clenched fist salute to all those eejits at the Capitol Building?
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Isn't he the guy who did the clenched fist salute to all those eejits at the Capitol Building?
wrote on 12 Apr 2021, 23:47 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in The Trust-buster:
Isn't he the guy who did the clenched fist salute to all those eejits at the Capitol Building?
Personally, I don't care one way or the other. Big Tech needs trust-busting, as much as Standard Oil ever did.
It's time.
Now, the question is not IF, but HOW. And the next question is what rules do we put in place to ensure competition?
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wrote on 13 Apr 2021, 00:27 last edited by
Big tech trust busting is needed.
Hawley is attempting it myopicly for the wrong reasons and will most likely make matter worse.
I would much rather have the likes of Warren and Yang lead something like this; heck, even AOC will do better than Hawley on something like this.
While you are at it, big bank trust busting is needed too; probably even more urgently than big tech trust busting, for the simple reason that it's still easier for a new tech entrant to get very big than it is for a new banking entrant to get very big.
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Big tech trust busting is needed.
Hawley is attempting it myopicly for the wrong reasons and will most likely make matter worse.
I would much rather have the likes of Warren and Yang lead something like this; heck, even AOC will do better than Hawley on something like this.
While you are at it, big bank trust busting is needed too; probably even more urgently than big tech trust busting, for the simple reason that it's still easier for a new tech entrant to get very big than it is for a new banking entrant to get very big.
wrote on 13 Apr 2021, 00:41 last edited by@axtremus said in The Trust-buster:
Big tech trust busting is needed.
Hawley is attempting it myopicly for the wrong reasons and will most likely make matter worse.
I would much rather have the likes of Warren and Yang lead something like this; heck, even AOC will do better than Hawley on something like this.
While you are at it, big bank trust busting is needed too; probably even more urgently than big tech trust busting, for the simple reason that it's still easier for a new tech entrant to get very big than it is for a new banking entrant to get very big.
Compared to Chinese banks?
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@axtremus said in The Trust-buster:
Big tech trust busting is needed.
Hawley is attempting it myopicly for the wrong reasons and will most likely make matter worse.
I would much rather have the likes of Warren and Yang lead something like this; heck, even AOC will do better than Hawley on something like this.
While you are at it, big bank trust busting is needed too; probably even more urgently than big tech trust busting, for the simple reason that it's still easier for a new tech entrant to get very big than it is for a new banking entrant to get very big.
Compared to Chinese banks?
wrote on 13 Apr 2021, 01:18 last edited by