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The Tech Coup: A New Book Shows How the Unchecked Power of Companies Is Destabilizing Governance (hai.stanford.edu)
submitted 2 weeks ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev -2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

What's the point of this book? It's nothing new, and would never change anything about the situation.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Research and organized information on a topic, however obvious it might be, is an important step towards policy changes. We also see those changes from time to time, for example some recent EU decisions

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl -1 points 2 weeks ago

And sourcing for it to be written elsewhere, such as citations in Wikipedia

[–] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago

This situation has come to be, through the ignorance and inaction of ordinary people. Your attitude is part of the problem.