@zelf at the same time them corps doing that with impunity, Anna's Archive is being sued into oblivion in the US. It is soooo rotten.
@soapdog just saw your comment now, this is horrible! #latestagecapitalism
It's official, the #Metaverse failed!
Meanwhile I don't even know 1 person who ever visited it 😅
Not one(!) after:
#Meta "...had funneled some $73 billion into Reality Labs. To put that into context, you’d have to spend $1 million per day for 200 years to match that kind of spending."
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/19/well-there-goes-the-metaverse/
#FuckMeta #Demeta #Facebook #Zuckerberg #Markzuckerberg #Meta #Tech #IT #Software #News #Technology #VR #virtualreality #investment #us #usa #corporation #digital #fail #spending
RE: https://mastodon.social/@madeindex/115933091568461248
"Great Follies of the 21st Century"
How is Zuckerberg still in charge after pissing away $73 billion dollars? Could America have had universal healthcare for that price?
Such insane waste, and these Oligarch parasites trot off to Davos thinking they're the smartest people on Earth...
#Metaverse #Zuckerberg #Oligarchs #EatTheRich #NoBillionaires #LateStageCapitalism
Woozle Hypertwin
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The world feels like it is burning. Between corporate greed, the loss of ownership, and a justice system that feels broken, it is easy to feel overwhelmed.
And yet, I am still optimistic.
I am optimistic because of you. Every time you shout at an injustice or refuse to stay quiet, you give me hope. I truly believe there are sunny days ahead because we are fighting for them together. ☀️
#Community #Activism #Hope #HopePunk #Optimism #SocialJustice #LateStageCapitalism #Resistance #MutualAid #AntiCorporate #PowerToThePeople #Socialism #Communism #Marxism #SolarPunk #RadicalHope #BetterWorld #BrightFuture #KeepFighting #Fediverse #Together #Solidarity #Equality #Inspiration
The world feels like it is burning. Between corporate greed, the loss of ownership, and a justice system that feels broken, it is easy to feel overwhelmed.
And yet, I am still optimistic.
I am optimistic because of you. Every time you shout at an injustice or refuse to stay quiet, you give me hope. I truly believe there are sunny days ahead because we are fighting for them together. ☀️
#Community #Activism #Hope #HopePunk #Optimism #SocialJustice #LateStageCapitalism #Resistance #MutualAid #AntiCorporate #PowerToThePeople #Socialism #Communism #Marxism #SolarPunk #RadicalHope #BetterWorld #BrightFuture #KeepFighting #Fediverse #Together #Solidarity #Equality #Inspiration
Florian 'floe' Echtler
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I feel like we are failing the easiest possible trolley problem, where the entire world and all of its inhabitants are tied to one set of railroad tracks, and if we decide to pull a lever the train will just run over a small pile of money instead.
Chip Butty
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Each time this toot is boosted, a billionaire gets explosive diarrhea with simultaneous projectile vomiting. 
Each time this toot is favorited, a billionaire gets a sudden, sharp, stabbing pain in their nads. 👺
Each time this toot is boosted, a billionaire gets explosive diarrhea with simultaneous projectile vomiting.
Each time this toot is favorited, a billionaire gets a sudden, sharp, stabbing pain in their nads. 👺
GeePawHill
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I use drugs all the time, and I have a house, healthcare, and a job. Why should we deprive low-income and unhoused people of the freedoms we all engage in?
I use drugs all the time, and I have a house, healthcare, and a job. Why should we deprive low-income and unhoused people of the freedoms we all engage in?
@bebadefabo I think it's more than that at this point. A lot of these paper contracts these companies are exchanging are being used as guarantees to raise money via loans, but some of these companies are already heavily indebted (including Oracle). They are devouring money so fast that they already burned through the capital they had raised last year, or just a few months back.
@gabrielesvelto exactly so they are accepting cash injections from fossil fuel companies to shoehorn unnecessary features into their product that have no substantial benefit to company or consumer. They serve only to increase energy expenditure and drive up the prices energy companies can charge, sighting "increased demand". The fund an increase in demand to reap the benefit across the board. ROIC. #LateStageCapitalism
Agaric Tech Collective
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This is why we need #tech literacy. This recipe site wants you to pay $2.99 USD to “print” the recipe.
To print. The recipe. That’s literally on the web page. For free.
Super+P and “Save as PDF.” You’re welcome.
Wut? Am I missing something?
This is why we need #tech literacy. This recipe site wants you to pay $2.99 USD to “print” the recipe.
To print. The recipe. That’s literally on the web page. For free.
Super+P and “Save as PDF.” You’re welcome.
Wut? Am I missing something?
Clive Thompson
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#NotesFromADyingCulture
Soooooo.... capitalism is at it again.
#GigEconomy#DoorDash#Civilisation#LateStageCapitalism#ScifiDystopia
#NotesFromADyingCulture
Soooooo.... capitalism is at it again.
#GigEconomy#DoorDash#Civilisation#LateStageCapitalism#ScifiDystopia
Went to a bank branch today to make a payment I have to make in person due to various factors.
Was waiting to be seen and overheard a conversation between a bank employee and another customer. The employee was dumbstruck by the customer not having internet access and therefore struggling to suggest next steps.
We are storing up *so* much trouble. Building systems that are failing people
@urlyman I think it might help to summarize this thread. The current trajectory of #LateStageCapitalism looks bleak. Especially with the Trump GOP push of #CryptoCurrency
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The Hype is the Product
https://rys.io/en/180.html
For large tech companies the products or services they offer don't really matter all that much anymore, it seems.
Whatever the company is ostensibly selling just needs to be barely good enough to keep people from escaping the lock-in.
Because their real audience are not the customers or people using these services – their real audience are the stockholders.
And the real product is the hype itself.
🧵
The Hype is the Product
https://rys.io/en/180.html
For large tech companies the products or services they offer don't really matter all that much anymore, it seems.
Whatever the company is ostensibly selling just needs to be barely good enough to keep people from escaping the lock-in.
Because their real audience are not the customers or people using these services – their real audience are the stockholders.
And the real product is the hype itself.
🧵
