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SuperSpread t1_jdpd13s wrote

Reply to comment by honestFeedback in Silicon Valley Elites Are Afraid. History Says They Should Be by Mynameis__--__

That part is exactly the same it always has been in America. It was worse with the food industry a century ago. Much worse. So they passed laws and now it's a lot better.

Lots of industries grew as fast as tech, back when they were tech. Like planes, trains, and automobiles. Personal computers and their impact on business is far bigger an impact than tech. The industrial revolution was a much bigger impact on GDP than tech today. Almost an order of magnitude.

If you want to see no accountability, look up what the Dutch India company did in their territories. A literal startup company enslaved and committed genocide with their private armies, just for profit. There was a lot more social chaos from just that.

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OhHiMark691906 t1_jdpq0nd wrote

But the problem is that current lawmakers cannot wrap their heads around what's happening (Tiktok ceo hearing proved it) or they are in the pockets of these billionaires as they need funds for the elections. It's going to be a very difficult task to regulate the big tech.

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GenX_DILLIGAF t1_jdrzgm0 wrote

Because automobiles and trains were a progression of moving distances using horse and horse & cart, something which had been around for millennia. They were an advancement of transportation, a more efficient way to move longer distances in less time and move more people and goods those distances, not an entirely new concept.

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Fusional_Delusional t1_jdq33mo wrote

Even if they could, Congress ceased to function as a governing body unless the same party controls both houses since the mid 90s.

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altcastle t1_jdqh7di wrote

It doesn’t function now unless a party has filibuster proof senate except for a few things. And it’s impossible for democrats to ever get that due to how stupid senate distribution is.

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drncu t1_jdqtd8g wrote

My 2 cent on that is it’s a good thing. The US is pretty divided on both issues. Keeping them in a stalemate is preventing either side from making laws that would be unfavorable to the other 50%.

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Fusional_Delusional t1_jdqu8zp wrote

I used to believe this, but it assumes that all the stalemate is over legitimate disagreement, but at this point they will not permit a “win” even if they actually agree with the point. There should be space to legislate around the (admittedly few) points of legitimate agreement more substantive than naming a post office.

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mrcapmam1 t1_jdqxqec wrote

The problem is it's not 50% it's more like 30% and that 30% is blocking what most american's want

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Vorpishly t1_jdqu90i wrote

Oh they can, it’s just they are paid not too. That’s how lobbying works.

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OhHiMark691906 t1_jdquugv wrote

True. I mean SVB is a classic case of how lobbying works in this country.

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MutableReference t1_jdq0qsh wrote

Ahhhh capitalism, what will you do next? Yeah btw Facebook as been complicit in a genocide iirc so yeah…

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3eeve t1_jdqhesb wrote

And? Is this supposed to be a counter argument? If so, it’s tired trash. The ills of yesterday don’t diminish the challenges of today.

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LudereHumanum t1_jds3a82 wrote

Exactly. Besides, that it already happened a century ago should be an argument for more stringent regulations, not against it.

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