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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/08/2026

They embodied Frank Wilhoit's definition of conservativism: a class that the law that "protects but does bind" alongside a class that the law "binds but does not protect": pluralistic.net/2026/07/08/w... 23/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/08/2026

It was fine for them to "move fast and break (our) things," but forbidden for *us* to "move fast and break *kings*." Disruption for thee, never for me. 34/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/08/2026

Nor was this a merely American sickness. Having neutered domestic competitors that might threaten its tech incumbents, the US government set out to prevent other countries from challenging its world-girdling tech empires. 35/

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