UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming servicesEnglish
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6 months agoThe idea that you could trust a corporation, any corporation, at its word is laughable on its face
We’re surrounded by corporate entities all trying to leech profit out of us.
It’s less a question of trust and more of information alternatives. When all you can hear is the din of advertisement, it’s difficult to chart a path through the racket.
You’re bound to get suckered by someone, eventually.
Unironically the future of capitalism, as it devolves into feudalism with more killer robots.
You’ve got the CEO (Absolute Monarch) who owns all the shit and you work on it in exchange for not being killed or deported. Maybe you get some treats from time to time. More likely, you just get someone from the PMC to tell you to pray more.
A handful of humans with the power to deliver unlimited genocide on their neighbors are hard to keep in check.