By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 16/07/2026Policymakers can *assume* the profit motive, but they have to craft the conditions under which that motive is shaped by competitive anxiety to produce quality goods and services at a fair price. 16/ 1404
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 16/07/2026Anyone who believes in markets must also tacitly believe that successful market participants *don't* believe in markets. They should understand that capitalists hate capitalism, that every pirate yearns to be an admiral. 17/ 29730
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 16/07/2026They should understand that capitalism's winners only defend disruption when they're the ones doing the disrupting. 18/ 1629
Scott Centoni @scottcentoni.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The greatest enemy of a free market is a successful capitalist. 1444