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A rural gate-locking system featuring a string of padlocks hanging from different points in a gate's crossbar. The locks are each emblazoned with a 19th century caricature of a furious businessman. Behind the scene is a 'code waterfall' effect as seen in the credit sequences of 'The Matrix.' Image: Mike Baird (modified) https://flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/2354116406 CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

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A rural gate-locking system featuring a string of padlocks hanging from different points in a gate's crossbar. The locks are each emblazoned with a 19th century caricature of a furious businessman. Behind the scene is a 'code waterfall' effect as seen in the credit sequences of 'The Matrix.' Image: Mike Baird (modified) https://flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/2354116406 CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 04:45:50 JST Cory Doctorow

The only way to *truly* billionaire-proof the internet is to a) abolish billionaires and b) abolish the system that allows people to become billionaires. Short of that, any levees we build will need constant tending, reinforcement, and re-evaluation.
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