Cory Doctorow on Nostr: The truth is, capitalists hate capitalism. Inevitably, the kind of person who ...
The truth is, capitalists hate capitalism. Inevitably, the kind of person who presides over a giant corporation and wields power over millions of lives - workers, suppliers and customers - believes themselves to be uniquely and supremely qualified to be a wise dictator. For this kind of person, competition is "wasteful" and distracts them from the important business of making everyone's life better by handing down unilateral - but wise and clever - edits.
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