JairajDevadiga

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To fight inequality, we must strip billionaires of their monopoly power in c/antiwork
[–] JairajDevadiga 1 points 3 weeks 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/antiwork
[–] JairajDevadiga 1 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks. I was working off old data. I have updated it.

To fight inequality, we must strip billionaires of their monopoly power in c/antiwork
[–] JairajDevadiga 1 points 3 weeks 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 slice:

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.

Please read the whole thing, and subscribe if you enjoy the article.

To fight inequality, we must strip billionaires of their monopoly power in c/[email protected]
[–] JairajDevadiga -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

insist on the nonsensical idea that we can and should fix things from within it and under its rules (and in your example, using one of its most toxic and destructive elements)

I don't think I am saying that at all. Could you point out the specific passages which come across that way?

To fight inequality, we must strip billionaires of their monopoly power in c/[email protected]
[–] JairajDevadiga -2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Why do you believe it's worse to have public ownership?

Do you want the government to run crucial services such as search engines (Google), e-commerce websites (Amazon) and so on?

You imagine an ideal government which has the best intentions, rather than people acting in their self-interest.

Would you like Trump to control these things? What about law enforcement getting all the data with no constraints of getting warrants?

why didn't you respond to the reasoning I laid out for why perpetually trying to move the clock back and stagnate instead of progressing onwards is false thinking?

Government ownership is not progress. It has been tried, and shown to work poorly in many countries repeatedly.

To fight inequality, we must strip billionaires of their monopoly power in c/[email protected]
[–] JairajDevadiga -5 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

fold them into the Public Sector

The only thing worse than a private monopoly is a government monopoly. Especially when that government will soon be under Donald Trump.

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To fight inequality, we must strip billionaires of their monopoly power (jairajdevadiga.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by JairajDevadiga to c/antiwork
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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.

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

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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/world
Open Source Housing in c/[email protected]
[–] JairajDevadiga 8 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Are house designs covered by copyright?

You could always write to him and ask him to specify a licence.

Open Source Housing in c/[email protected]
[–] JairajDevadiga 5 points 6 months ago

This is great. The more people subscribe to open source, the better it will get for everyone.

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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]
[–] JairajDevadiga 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You joke, but developers can make profits with open source. The final part of the article deals with this issue.

Let’s make games open source, so future generations can enjoy them in c/[email protected]
[–] JairajDevadiga 11 points 6 months ago

I have mentioned examples of games that saw commercial success while being open source. And of course, delayed open source is also an option as some other users have said here.

Let’s make games open source, so future generations can enjoy them in c/[email protected]
[–] JairajDevadiga 4 points 6 months ago

I think it could be viable for a company to release a game with a “5 year FOSS promise” or something similar

Yes, that is one of the options I mention in the article. But there are games that are open source from day one, such as Mindustry, which have seen commercial success.

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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.

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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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