By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026The biggest barrier to a productive, resilient economy is corporate power. Smashing their power and building our own has to be our alpha and omega. We can't afford to spend our time arguing about whether a monopolist is "efficient." 1289
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026 Efficiency does not render concentrated wealth and power safe for human civilization. 2201
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026Once we reclaim productivity as "more of the things we want," we'll make it clear that replacing civil servants with AI chatbots is a loser policy. 1220
bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 11/09/2026Does the economy exist to serve human beings? Or do human beings exist to serve the economy? I think we know what the US decided. 000
