the problem is Capitalism does not need Democracy to function or survive

many countries like Singapore, etc. prove this easily

Authoritarianism can even be desired by Capitalists if they know who to bribe to remove regulations and get approvals

and no surprise, that's exactly where the United States is right now, teetering on the edge of that hole, about to fall in

"AI" is going to be weaponized, already is, and any resistance against its abuse is simply overriden with threats to destroy profits or even company survival at all

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jsbg a day ago | parent | next [-]

> many countries like Singapore, etc. prove this easily

Economic freedom is a necessary but not sufficient condition for political freedom.

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nemomarx a day ago | parent | prev [-]

well, be glad it's company survival and not personal survival yet. We had that article about the men with guns in egypt recently too

	▲	stpdnerdism a day ago \| parent [-]
		There is some sort of "nerd naivete" that they are the ones with power to control those things. If you're a nerd developing open source (not an insult; I'm in that category), our job is to develop effective technology. If you want to do politics, go into law and/or politics (or into business, so you can fund/control politics). >"But software which OpenBSD uses and redistributes must be free to all (be they people or companies), for any purpose they wish to use it, including modification, use, peeing on, or even integration into baby mulching machines or atomic bombs to be dropped on Australia. " -- Theo De Raadt