Big tech has replaced capitalism's twin pillars—markets and profit—with its platforms and rents. With every click and scroll, we labor like serfs to increase its power. Welcome to technofeudalism . . .Perhaps
Peter, who went from Petros (pebble) to Petra (boulder). Conclusion: names matter. They carry a spiritual promise. Apparently from Adam on. We all know God himself named Adam: And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to ...
Anonymous gained notoriety when theywent after the Church of Scientologyusing a video on YouTube that featured the famous actor, Tom Cruise. When the church asked them to take it down, Anonymous hit their site with a DoS attack. Anonymous has gone up against several powerful organizations since...
Peter, who went from Petros (pebble) to Petra (boulder). Conclusion: names matter. They carry a spiritual promise. Apparently from Adam on. We all know God himself named Adam: And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to ...
Capitalism increases total population but decreases proportion of humanity suffering. The catch is that there will be greater numbers of humans suffering. If you are not okay with this, then you must choose C and end humanity and the possibility of all suffering. ...
Airbnb, Reddit, Amazon, Facebook,Google Search, and more are all examples of services that have seemingly changed their focus from users to profits, knowing that users will be locked into the platforms that they're using. Make no mistake; Steam's position in the market is highly abusable,...
Traditionally, venture capitalism is reserved for the wealthy few. Massive firms like Intel Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global make up the majority of the startup funding activity in the United States, and are worth billions of dollars. ...
Work is possibly the single most dominant factor in many people’s lives. It is the master of the modern world, at least in developed nations, where governments see work, along with capitalism and free markets, as not only inescapable, but socially essential. Work, as Joanna Biggs says in...
John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors.Jeremy Bowmanhas positions in Amazon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon. The Motley Fool has adisclosure policy. ...
A decade later, Jobs went further: "But in the end, for something this complicated, it's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them." (Reinhardt 1998). This echoes Henry Ford's famous, though perhaps ...