Many American young people are trying to rise up as tech entrepreneurs but won’t be able to compete if tech giants are allowed to monopolize. Follow the story because what happens here is important. nytimes.com/2020/07/29/techn…

A Handbook to Today’s Tech Hearing (Published 2020)

The C.E.O.s are likely to argue before Congress that their companies aren’t anticompetitive. Here are the facts.

nytimes.com

Jul 29, 2020 · 8:28 PM UTC

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The people who make up the rules are bribed and/or otherwise incentivised by lobbyists. The rot in the system is festering in both parties.
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29 Jul 2020
The level of corruption in the US is as bad as Ukraine or Liberia. Liberia scored 28 points out of 100 on the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International.
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Exactly, just as IBM was so huge no one could possible compete in PCs. So today, we are stuck with only IBM PCs. Similarly, Nokia was so big, with such a huge market share, no one could possibly compete which is why today we are all using Nokia phones. E T C.
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#Shhhh >.>
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One of the few Harvard professors willing to face reality and tell the truth. Our phones and devices are nothing more than ear tagging the cattle and to keep us buying shit. Hey Siri, where's the nearest ______? youtube.com/hIXhnWUmMvw
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I wonder... how much . .. to whom ... and to which party ... these Giants are making Political Contributions!
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Quite a day in committee today..
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Agree @marwilliamson Problem is a consciousness problem that may be temporarily reduced with legislation. They and the system that serves them will find a work around until we have a society that rewards innovation and risk while collectively benefiting the needs of everyone.
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I agree but also entrepreneurs are lame.