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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by baxtr on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @02:33PM (#17760617)
It’s somehow funny to think about these companies as utilities or infrastructure, which is traditionally created and maintained by the state. I’m not sure if that’s the better scenario
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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by _bxg1 on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @02:37PM (#17760645)
Created and maintained by the state, or simply regulated by the state. One of the two is absolutely appropriate for at least the most important of the companies we're talking about, but we currently have neither.
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