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

‘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

  • db2@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 year ago

    At his island home

    … is where he lost me. He can call back when he has to choose between electricity and rent.

    • Redredme@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      This is a weird take. Just because someone is (or has been) successful he can’t speak about or for socialism?

      You can’t be successful and a socialist? Is that it? That’s a very narrow and simply wrong view which has resulted in a lot of damage in societies which adopted it.

      Socialism needs succes stories. Otherwise, what’s the point? Mediocrity for all? That will never fly or become popular.