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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/06/2026

Not for nothing, baasskap is the foundation of Muskism, the ideology that Elon Musk epitomizes, even if he can't articulate it: pluralistic.net/2026/04/21/t... 61/

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Pluralistic: Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s “Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed” (21 Apr 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/06/2026

In "The Utopia of Rules," the late David Graeber described how neoliberal deregulation produced exactly the kind of state that we were warned we'd get under communism. Thanks to monopolies, all the stores were the same and they all sold the same goods. 62/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/06/2026

Thanks to the dismantling of labor protection and unions, no one had enough money to get by. Thanks to elite impunity, we were ruled by monsters who committed crimes in the open and thrived as a result. 63/

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Silence is Assent @stef47.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Monopolies are capitalism converted into communism—only worse: A single soulless pig controls production and pricing, competition is eliminated, and consumers are shackled.

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Joe @tenaciousgoat.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This part of your essay hit me like a freight train. I think it actually radicalized me. I've never been a fan of capitalism but now I feel more compelled to join a DSA or answer "socialist" when people ask about my politics. Thank you for giving me a good rationale.

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