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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/05/2026

But if you own the building and your coffee shop tenant goes under, well, you've still got the building, and hey, now it's on the same hot block as the amazing new cafe that's driving its competitors out of business: pluralistic.net/2023/09/28/c... 13/

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Pluralistic: Yanis Varoufakis’s “Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism?” (28 Sep 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/05/2026

Douglas Rushkoff calls this "going meta": don't drive a taxi, rent a medallion to a taxi driver. Don't rent a medallion, start a ride-hailing app company. Don't start a ride-hailing company, *invest* in the company. Don't invest in the company, but *options* on the company's shares. 14/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/05/2026

Each layer of indirection takes you further from the delivery of a useful service - and insulates you further from risk: pluralistic.net/2022/09/13/c... Monopoly is to capitalism as gerrymandering is to democracy, a way to strip out any meaningful choice. 15/

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Pluralistic: 13 Sep 2022 Survival of the Richest – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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