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.

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    1 year ago

    Remember that even in a system in which workers own companies, those workers still want to make more money

    A profit motive is not unique to nor a product of capitalism.

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      1 year ago

      Those workers still want to live. The money is the means- controlled by those with the most money.

      Capitalism and democracy as exclusive concepts.

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        1 year ago

        None of this makes any sense, both on its face and as a response to my comment

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          1 year ago

          Bold deconstruction of the argument. Capitalism didn’t invent iPhones, workers did. There are economic systems other than capitalism, that can do better, without the unilateral domination of capital.