Pluralistic: 08 Sep 2022 Billionaires as policy-failure factories; In Real Life, in real life

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Every billionaire is a factory for producing policy failures: On the "attack philanthropy" of Barre Seid.
The horrifying tale of a blockchain-based virtual sweatshop: "Anda's Game" was a warning, not a suggestion.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: 07 Sep 2022 We published an Audible Exclusive about the monopolistic abuses of Audible

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How Audible steals from creators (an Audible exclusive): The only part of "Chokepoint Capitalism" available on Audible.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: 24 Aug 2022 Moderna's Vaccine Apartheid

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Trump gave Moderna all the patent-waivers it needed to make a vaccine: And then Moderna fought against patent-waivers for that vaccine.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2012, 2021
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Pluralistic: 23 Aug 2022 Tory UK is in serious trouble

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Tory Britain is crashing and burning: They got Brexit done.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: 22 Aug 2022 Gmail will call the cops on you based on the content of your emails

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Google falsely told the police that a father was a molesting his son: Filternets fail.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: 21 Aug 2022 The Shitty Technology Adoption Curve Reaches Apogee

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Workplace surveillance is coming for you: Empricism-washing as a form of wage-theft.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
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Pluralistic: 19 Aug 2022 Business Roundtable vs Humanity

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The Business Roundtable's climate plan was killed by its arch-rival, the Business Roundtable: If only Apple, Pepsi, Walmart and Google knew someone at the lobbying shop they own.
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Pluralistic: 17 Aug 2022: Chokepoint Capitalism Kickstarter is live

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Kickstarting the "Chokepoint Capitalism" audiobook: We wrote a book that Amazon won't sell.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2012, 2017, 2021.
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Pluralistic: 15 Aug 2022

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This weekend, I watched a hacker jailbreak a John Deere tractor live on stage: Total pwnage, with a a side of copyfraud.
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