Once upon a time, they were counterculture idealists bringing power to the people. Today they’re greedy monopolists who’d sooner destroy our democracy than be reined in by government in any way—and they have to be stopped.

  • Powderhorn@beehaw.org
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    23 hours ago

    There are still plenty of counterculture people in tech. They just don’t run the show. (Source: burner community)

  • ZC3rr0r@piefed.ca
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    23 hours ago

    I always found it interesting how we went from garage tinkerers and counter culture aligned free and open software and hardware enthusiasts to big tech strangling democracy. Turns out, money (and by extension power) still corrupts as much as it ever has.