By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/08/2026Funny thing about competition: there's both a *pro*-market and an *anti*-market case for a competitive system. 1/ 28021
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/08/2026If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: pluralistic.net/2026/08/14/o... 2/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. 2141
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/08/2026If your theory is that markets deliver prosperity by spurring businesses to provide superior products and services at lower prices needed to attract and retain workers and customers, competition is a must-have. Without competitors, companies are "too big to care": pluralistic.net/2024/04/04/t... 3pluralistic.netPluralistic: Too big to care (04 Apr 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 1225
Kobold Commando @kobold.bug.sex · 14/08/2026Your essay got me feeling good and energetic about hacking, open source, mutual support, resistance... Then I got to the end where I expected if not a call to action then a thread to follow or encouragement to participate. But the sentiment kinda felt like it's pointless. 000
