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This is quite concerning

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 7 months ago (4 children)

yet another year goes by where tech companies seem to be influencing the state.

What a fascinating time to live in.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We're heading towards cyberpunk

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

i'm interested to see what all the offshoots of cyberpunk are.

We've already got solarpunk.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

To be fair, corporations have always influenced the government. For better, or for worse.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

still trying to figure out why. Seems like the counter intuitive thing to happen. But what do i fucking, i'm just a citizen of the US, the US government is responsible to me, it's not like i have a say in this or anything.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

it’s not like i have a say in this or anything.

Don't want to repeat myself, so I'll just point you to this comment from me.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Of course they are. There’s money involved.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

weird how money seems to play a role in something thats supposed to be controlled by the people

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Well the people want more money. They can’t have enough of it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Since corporations are people now, it is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

i thought the whole point of corporations was that they werent people

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Fascist-enabling eh?