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jdc

> Google, facebook and amazon have been way too powerful financially, technologically, politically and culturally.

Seems true, but also too vague. Is because we can't trust a profit-motivated organization with that much influence?

Is it because they (FAANG) came by it dishonestly?

Are they abusing that power?

Are they unique in that regard?

Or is it because "anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things"?

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I'm not that old :)

why do you think checks and balances only apply to politics? power corrupts, and not necessarily only political ones. I'd say any power corrupts, e.g. in marriage, one side gains significant upper hand and he/she has a decent chance to abuse the position.

I'm mostly playing devil's advocate here, but also interested in a potential de-FAANGing law or executive order not setting a dangerous precedent for arbitrary redistribution of power in the future.

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