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sjxjxbx··on Democracy and the open internet die in daylight
I am proposing a new model, yes. I’d like to see a pro American billionaire doing what’s good for the people instead of what’s maximally profitable. They could leverage profit in other areas to finance an unprofitable (but morally correct) business.

Long term a regime change is needed because you will lose to immoral competitors, but it’s the only fight worth fighting.

I also realize Sam Altman is a sociopath who would never do this.

sjxjxbx··on Democracy and the open internet die in daylight
They have a shared interest in using their wealth to enrich themselves (or their true home nations) instead of their countrymen.

Taking pie from other rich people is only lucrative because the wealth gap is so massive and consistently increasing. My point is rich people should be utilizing their wealth to enrich their fellow Americans (or whatever country they live in), but all the existing ones do not have this as a primary goal. They throw some pittances - just enough to keep people from revolting.

The majority of us are growing wealth so we don’t die on the streets. The rich have already cleared this goal post, and instead of making it their primary goal to give back they continue to take. Those in power could use their power to prevent this but don’t. That is their shared interest. It’s why every politician in America becomes more wealthy after entering office. It’s why corruption is rampant. It’s why we have no borders and let corporations abuse workers. The system is setup (this is the shared interest) to empower a few at the top.

sjxjxbx··on André Gorz predicted the revolt against meaningless work (2023)
Attitudes like this are why the wealth gap keeps growing.

Maybe it’s an age gap thing, but I’ve come to realize this attitude is one many boomers have because they’re all doing ok. The rest of us need to course correct the mess they’ve left. The america they were born into might as well be a foreign country at this point.

sjxjxbx··on Democracy and the open internet die in daylight
Google has pushed enough anti consumer (pro big tech) policies and features that simply putting out a pro consumer product would be a defining feature.
sjxjxbx··on Democracy and the open internet die in daylight
True, but they also have a combined interest in growing their wealth that comes at the cost of leaving less pie for the rest of us.

I can’t think of many (Massie maybe?) rich (no black and white definition) that are using their wealth to better their fellow citizens to their own detriment. Most of them see it as another tax to prevent keep their heads attached.

sjxjxbx··on Democracy and the open internet die in daylight
You’d think with all OpenAIs money, talent, and 10x devs due to AI they could make a new browser and capture that same feeling chrome did back in the day when it first came out.

That they did not is very telling about how the future is going to play out. This is a cash grab before the bubble pops.