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Pluralistic: Machina economicus (14 Apr 2025)

April 15, 2025 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Pluralistic: Machina economicus (14 Apr 2025) Arguably, we do live in the shadow of such modern demons: we call them “limited liability corporations.” These are (potentially) immortal colony organisms that treat us fleshy humans as mere inconvenient gut flora. These artificial persons are not merely recognized as people under the law – they are given … [Read more…]

Posted in: Environment, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Finanace, Future of Work, IT Failures, Politics, Racism, Science, Slavery, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: AI, antitrust, artificial intelligence, Cory Doctorow, enshittification, Homo economicus, IP laws, limited liability corporations, mass layoffs, regulatory capture, Yochai Benkler

Republicans are hypocrites. They happily ‘de-funded’ the police we actually need

June 17, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The Guardian, again, hits the nail on the head with this spot on essay “Republicans are hypocrites. They happily ‘de-funded’ the police we actually need” by David Sirota: After two weeks of police violence and protests, Republican politicians have been pretending to have a fainting spell over the phrase “defund the police.” “There won’t be … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, Feminism, Finanace, Future of Work, Nuclear Industry, Pandemic, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: antitrust, Chemical Safety Board, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Products Safety Commission, Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Internal Revenue Service, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Securities and Exchange Commission

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