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‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech::In his new book, the maverick Greek economist says we are witnessing an epochal shift. At his island home, he argues it’s now the ‘fiefdoms’ of tech firms that shape us

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He's not wrong. We're only a few years away from the big five in the US owning all of our land in one way or another. It's like a corporate showdown at this point. The government did nothing to stop this conglomeration of assets and wealth.

[–] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

The article really doesn't engage much with what YV actually wrote; she says that she disagrees with him sometimes or that other people disagree, but with very little substance.

Like others have already commented, she's also excessively obsessed with describing his house and wife. I can't believe The Observer paid for her to fly out there to write such drivel.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 23 points 2 years ago

Whatever they call it, it's shit for humans to live in.

[–] BitingChaos@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

"Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse"

Capitalism 2.

[–] HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nl 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

He's spoken on the topic elsewhere, at least a few interviews (on youtube). That'll be better than this slop - edit: the Guardian was co-opted by the UK securlty state after cops raided them soon they did their reporting on Edword Snowdon.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It died when socialism became a corporate only condition. Now its corporate capitalism with government socialism.

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