Philip Kiff
@pkiff@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago
@beep Ironically, the phrase "America by Design" made me think of David Noble's book-length critique of the influence of corporate capitalism in the technology sector, titled America by Design: Science, Technology, and the Rise of Corporate Capitalism.

The book was published in 1977, so I guess that's another link that this initiative has to the Nixon era.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_F._Noble#America_by_Design

#AmericaByDesign#Technology#Capitalism#Corporate#Fascism
Philip Kiff
@pkiff@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago
@beep Ironically, the phrase "America by Design" made me think of David Noble's book-length critique of the influence of corporate capitalism in the technology sector, titled America by Design: Science, Technology, and the Rise of Corporate Capitalism.

The book was published in 1977, so I guess that's another link that this initiative has to the Nixon era.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_F._Noble#America_by_Design

#AmericaByDesign#Technology#Capitalism#Corporate#Fascism

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Nathaniel Gregory
@Faithslayer202@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago
#Racism, like #imperialism itself, is not a side-show to #capitalism but a structurally necessary feature of it. It is not a standalone problem that can be addressed with a few #liberal #reforms here & there. It has always been central to capitalism & it remains that way today.

#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#RepublicanParty#DonaldTrump#Trump#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#TimWalz#Democracy#US#USA#Musk#Fascism#Fascist
Nathaniel Gregory
@Faithslayer202@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago
#Racism, like #imperialism itself, is not a side-show to #capitalism but a structurally necessary feature of it. It is not a standalone problem that can be addressed with a few #liberal #reforms here & there. It has always been central to capitalism & it remains that way today.

#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#RepublicanParty#DonaldTrump#Trump#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#TimWalz#Democracy#US#USA#Musk#Fascism#Fascist
Orion Ussner kidder
@OrionKidder@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago
@eniko 100%. Corporations distort and pervert the openness of technological advancement: the basic idea that we can improve it if we *share*.

They don't want better tech. They want tech they can use to control us and extract money from us. That often means making it worse.

#enshittification #tech #technology #capitalism #corporatism
Ooze 𓁟
@Ooze@wirejunkie.net  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

The once great, but now a shadow of it's former self, image sharing site Imgur is having a bit of a moment. The site was recently sold to MediaLabs who have plastered the site in ads, replaced moderation with AI and fired most of the staff. This has resulted in some parts of the site failing to function e.g. the entire notifications system.

Media Labs performance has been so bad it has pushed the numerically small but devoted remaining users to realise their power. The users of Imgur have united in rebellion to protest and have covered the entire front page in images disparaging the company. The site is entirely dependent on the users posting things to generate its income. The site owners literally add nothing except ads.

This is an exemplar to the rest of our society, struggling as we are under the weight of parasites who only detract from our efforts for their own gain.

#Imgur#UserRebellion#Capitalism
Orion Ussner kidder
@OrionKidder@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago
@eniko 100%. Corporations distort and pervert the openness of technological advancement: the basic idea that we can improve it if we *share*.

They don't want better tech. They want tech they can use to control us and extract money from us. That often means making it worse.

#enshittification #tech #technology #capitalism #corporatism