💰 Capitalism
Unfettered capitalism is the root of all evil.
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'There are now two Americas. My country is a horror show' from The Wire creator, David Simon.
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Pretty much all of the anti-work subreddit is a joy to lurk in.
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Nice overview of how the book industry compares with ebooks. Essentially amazon re-used the same model in both (where the publisher recommends a price but the seller decides it ultimately), and Apple colluded with the big publishers to switch it to another model: where the price can be determined by the publisher up front, and the seller just gets a flat 30% cut.
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Beware arguments for privatization: Has a nice table of the Fortune 100, where a number of government entities (mainly China's) frequent the top list.