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‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech (www.theguardian.com)
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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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[–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

By choice or by circumstance? The rich profit from capitalism therefore they use their wealth to maintain the system that is benefiting them the most. The poor have to participate in varying degrees just to survive.

You think people choose to bust their asses for $8/hr?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    You admit then that there is nowhere else in Europe for Yanis to have not participated in capitalism, unless he somehow miraculously managed to stop the dissolution of Russia and it's friends in the 90s.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Look, the only thing I'm getting from you is the realization that you should not play baseball. You're so focused on making your own point or trying to zing me that you're missing the point entirely. I'm not disparaging your intellect, which you clearly are trying to prove to me, an internet stranger, but your need to champion for this guy for ANY reason whatsoever is off-putting.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm championing nobody, I'm questioning your silly trumptard-tier statement that Yanis is successful because of capitalism. What on earth does that even mean? You can't level a charge of hypocrisy there when we all live in that system. Which was why I asked you which country doesn't engage with capitalism.

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