Tech’s broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap::Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. From video streaming to ride-hailing and cloud computing.

  • Staccato@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    All capitalism is, at its core, is the system of owning and investing capital for greater returns later. You can have that while regulating things–at least in theory.

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      1 year ago

      An actual dictionary definition of capitalism:

      an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.

      Any definition of capitalism that doesn’t in some way mention private ownership of capital is simply wrong.