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• elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  But rent seeking sounds too… clean. It’s almost an euphemism. Because in the end, the result is that for a whole lot of people, the experience of using the services goes to shit.

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  • prole@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I just like pointing out that it’s nothing new.

    It may not be a flashy term, but it has a lot of historical context and it’s basically a defining feature of modern capitalism at this point.

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    • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Absolutely. I read a whole lot about it after I posted my previous comment. Rent seeking is definitely the right term.

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      • prole@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Glad to hear it. Spread the word, it’s a great term imo, and something more people need to be aware of.

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