The End of Ownership
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The End of Ownership
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#2It is way, way past time for a new tech-individualist project. The PC revolution was not merely a product of market forces or of legislation. It was the product of a movement that included things like the Homebrew Computer Club and the Whole Earth Catalog.
One of the biggest rocks we need to move is to push against this tide of cynicism, futility, and crazy conspiracy mumbo-jumbo. All these things keep people from doing anything by either making them give up before they started or by channeling their effort toward dead ends. You can't struggle for a better future if all your effort is being channeled into fighting reptilian shape shifting space aliens hepped up on adrenochrome or some other piece of fantasy bullshit.
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#3It is way, way past time for a new tech-individualist project. The PC revolution was not merely a product of market forces or of legislation. It was the product of a movement that included things like the Homebrew Computer Club and the Whole Earth Catalog. One of the biggest rocks we need to move is to push against this tide of cynicism, futility, and crazy conspiracy mumbo-jumbo. All these things keep people from do…
I completely agree with your first paragraph but struggle to make any connection between it and your second paragraph
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#4This article is talking about electronics and integrated digital-mechanical systems, but right now there is also a big financial premium on ownership in real estate as well. Not sure if these are linked, but I wonder if long term low inflation and interest rates makes subscription revenue more attractive than in a more volatile environment. Seems like
probably.
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#5It is way, way past time for a new tech-individualist project. The PC revolution was not merely a product of market forces or of legislation. It was the product of a movement that included things like the Homebrew Computer Club and the Whole Earth Catalog. One of the biggest rocks we need to move is to push against this tide of cynicism, futility, and crazy conspiracy mumbo-jumbo. All these things keep people from do…
I completely agree with your first paragraph but struggle to make any connection between it and your second paragraph
The relationship is definitely tangential, but the idea is that people need to start doing actual things instead of imaginary things to fight for their autonomy.
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#6Yes. The bigger picture is a gradient towards ubiquitous rent-seeking. Imagine all of your essential possessions being leased and unownable. Water, oxygen, food, clothing, transportation, housing, and even organs and implants being leased from monopoly conglomerates who could literally end your life whenever they choose. They already have cameras and microphones installed in millions of homes.
Also, on all of those possessions and services, what happens when the API goes down, they discontinue support, they get hacked, or they decide to remotely brick what you have?
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#7Taxing SaaS and tying it to funding open source alternatives would be a solution to corporate colonization.
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#8Yes. The bigger picture is a gradient towards ubiquitous rent-seeking. Imagine all of your essential possessions being leased and unownable. Water, oxygen, food, clothing, transportation, housing, and even organs and implants being leased from monopoly conglomerates who could literally end your life whenever they choose. They already have cameras and microphones installed in millions of homes. Also, on all of those p…
Monopoly conglomerates want your money, not your life. It's going to be governments cutting people off. For example, Pakistan cutting your cell service if you don't get vaccinated. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-covid-vaccine-punjab-t...
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#9If you're paying rent then it's not the end of ownership. If anything it's a doubling-down on the concept.
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#10Yes. The bigger picture is a gradient towards ubiquitous rent-seeking. Imagine all of your essential possessions being leased and unownable. Water, oxygen, food, clothing, transportation, housing, and even organs and implants being leased from monopoly conglomerates who could literally end your life whenever they choose. They already have cameras and microphones installed in millions of homes. Also, on all of those p…
Monopoly conglomerates want your money, not your life. It's going to be governments cutting people off. For example, Pakistan cutting your cell service if you don't get vaccinated. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-covid-vaccine-punjab-t...
Monopoly conglomerates what your money and are indifferent to your life. See cigarette companies or the recent Texas power issues. Or health insurers.
It's going to be businesses cutting people off if they don't fit a mold. Because being outside the mold costs extra upkeep they don't want.