Notices by Mark von Übelgarten (vonubelgarten@mastodon.sdf.org)

So @pluralistic just got it right on the spot AGAIN:

"This is technofeudalism. Whereas capitalists seek profits (income from selling things), feudalists seek rents (income from owning the things other people use). If Telsa were a capitalist enterprise, then entrepreneurs could enter the market and sell mods that let you unlock the functionality in your own car"
https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/28/edison-not-tesla/#demon-haunted-world