In Yanis Varoufakis’ latest book, the former Greek finance minister argues that companies like Apple and Meta have treated their users like modern-day serfs.
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As we all know, siphoning of the power to the small percentage of people had never happened prior to capitalism.
If other systems have the same effect, it’s a problem with them too. But it’s still a problem with capitalism.
Not the point. Look into economics of scale. Capitalism does this shit as a rule.
I never said nor implied anything about any other system. I spoke about capitalism.
you mean like feudalism ?
As we all know, the workers get tired of it, revolt and the 1% disappear
Not really. They just get replaced by the people leading the revolution (there are exceptions of course, like Robespierre in the French Revolution).
Ahhh, some fresh whataboutism!