It’s almost like capitalism is an inherently broken system or something
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Viri4thus@feddit.org 4 weeks agoRichard Wolf had a very good take on all of these Silicon Valley “disruptors”. It’s basically been the neoliberal US american MO for the past quarter century:
Step 1: get a bunch VC money by promising the moon Step 2: “disrupt” by undercutting the established moon due to lack of regulation. Even though it’s an inferior product, it’s VC subsidised, so it’s cheaper than the established businesses. Step 3: due to lack of regulation, your business drives established operators to bankruptcy. Step 4: become the monopoly and suck as much money as possible from your customers to generate “shareholder value”
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Coyote_sly@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
American business practices summed up for pretty much my entire lifetime right here. No wonder we live in such a shit hole - society as a whole has mortgaged and undercut for an entire generation.