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minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up35·4 days agoI think that is the common understanding. The reason it’s not bandied about publicly is the amazing power of the billionaire owned media. We need to change those rules about media ownership before everything merges into one big ball of goo.
minus-squareFreeposity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-24 days agoWe need to change the rules about billionaires.
minus-squareElChinchilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoI still think the tee shirt that you get at 1 billion of “congrats you won capitalism” and then get to earn no more money ever - is the best idea.
I think that is the common understanding. The reason it’s not bandied about publicly is the amazing power of the billionaire owned media. We need to change those rules about media ownership before everything merges into one big ball of goo.
We need to change the rules about billionaires.
I still think the tee shirt that you get at 1 billion of “congrats you won capitalism” and then get to earn no more money ever - is the best idea.