How Big Tech Built the Iron Cage

Re:How Big Tech Built the Iron Cage by g45y45 on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @04:16PM (#19558137)

I agree -- we are doomed. I have no cause. I stopped believing in democracy a long time ago. I have zero interest in helping others to understand my perspective, best we can hope for is to slow down the tech parasites from harvesting their digital souls.

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Re:How Big Tech Built the Iron Cage by enitihas on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @05:06PM (#19558581)

Curiously, what governance system do you believe in. Philosopher Kings like Plato suggested? Doesn't history show us that all government systems are flawed. Do you think there is any hope for humanity in some alternative system?

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Re:How Big Tech Built the Iron Cage by spaced-out on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @04:54PM (#19558475)

So what do you propose? That there should be no social media, including Hacker News?

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Re:How Big Tech Built the Iron Cage by Diederich on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @05:30PM (#19558775)

> HN is just a news aggregator with social-media like comments section. Its not social media.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20media

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Re:How Big Tech Built the Iron Cage by spaced-out on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @05:41PM (#19558864)

What's the difference between a website that's "social-media like" and one that's "social-media"?

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