JairajDevadiga

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To fight inequality, we must strip billionaires of their monopoly power in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Read the article again.

I don't think they read it even the first time around.

To fight inequality, we must strip billionaires of their monopoly power in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Yes. Nobody is saying that there should be no laws and regulations (not even the libertarians). What I am saying is that the current laws enable the rich to create and maintain monopolies and line their pockets at the expense of everyone else.

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To fight inequality, we must strip billionaires of their monopoly power (jairajdevadiga.com)
 

A couple of slices:

Extreme wealth disparity is not due to a lack of taxes, but rather a lack of competition. In a competitive market, profit margins are quite low. If any one company tries to set its prices much higher than the cost of production, rivals quickly undercut it. Unfortunately, large parts of our economy are blocked off from competition by laws and regulations. This allows monopolistic corporations to charge exorbitant prices.

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Therefore, it is important to understand how billionaires create and maintain these monopolies that allow them to amass such unfathomable riches.

And:

A lack of competition allows billionaires and their corporations to not make, but take wealth from everyone else. It is not enough to merely tax them on their ill-gotten gains. We need reforms to ensure that they can’t exploit and fleece everyone in the first place.

Do read the whole thing.

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To fight inequality, we must strip billionaires of their monopoly power (jairajdevadiga.com)
 

A couple of slices:

Extreme wealth disparity is not due to a lack of taxes, but rather a lack of competition. In a competitive market, profit margins are quite low. If any one company tries to set its prices much higher than the cost of production, rivals quickly undercut it. Unfortunately, large parts of our economy are blocked off from competition by laws and regulations. This allows monopolistic corporations to charge exorbitant prices.

...

Therefore, it is important to understand how billionaires create and maintain these monopolies that allow them to amass such unfathomable riches.

And:

A lack of competition allows billionaires and their corporations to not make, but take wealth from everyone else. It is not enough to merely tax them on their ill-gotten gains. We need reforms to ensure that they can’t exploit and fleece everyone in the first place.

Do read the whole thing.

If you enjoyed this article, please check out the other articles on my website and subscribe to receive future ones.

Israel launches largest occupied West Bank offensive since Second Intifada in c/[email protected]
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Open Source Housing (www.youtube.com)
 

Derek Sherrell shows a low cost, open source house that he built in 90 days. He is giving away the plans for free for anyone who wants to build their own.

Open source is a wonderful concept that should be applied to everything, not just software.

Let’s make games open source, so future generations can enjoy them in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

I agree, it is better to be open source all the way. I believe Godot became more popular after Unity tried to charge developers per install.

Let’s make games open source, so future generations can enjoy them in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

If you think all products should be open source, you might like this other article I wrote about making aircraft open source.

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Let’s make games open source, so future generations can enjoy them (jairajdevadiga.com)
 

A lot of old games have become unplayable on modern hardware and operating systems. I wrote an article about how making games open source will keep them playable far into the future.

I also discuss how making games open source could be beneficial to developers and companies.

Feedback and constructive criticism are most welcome, and in keeping with the open source spirit, I will give you credit if I make any edits based on your feedback.

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Let’s make games open source, so future generations can enjoy them (jairajdevadiga.com)
 

A lot of old games have become unplayable on modern hardware and operating systems. I wrote an article about how making games open source will keep them playable far into the future.

I also discuss how making games open source could be beneficial to developers and companies.

Feedback and constructive criticism are most welcome, and in keeping with the open source spirit, I will give you credit if I make any edits based on your feedback.