By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 29/09/2026Owens and Groundwork have a keen eye for the structural conditions that allow companies to screw their workers and customers, especially the role that competition plays in keeping companies' greed in check. 1120 12
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 29/09/2026Take their proposal for "street pricing" in sports stadiums: like everyone, they understand that sports stadium owners know that you can't easily step outside for a snack, so they've raised prices to the sky: pluralistic.net/2025/03/28/s...pluralistic.netPluralistic: Big Tech and “captive audience venues” (28 Mar 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 180 8
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 29/09/2026They have a simple solution: just force vendors to charge the same prices as the shopkeepers in the neighborhood - the ones whose customers *can* take their business elsewhere. 1120 12
