This is a terrific article. It’s well researched and cuts through the chaff Big Tech monopolies spew to obscure their propaganda. I especially enjoyed this part:

“Although these large technology companies may not be full state-owned, China’s socialist government ensures that they act in the interest of the country and the people, not simply wealthy shareholders.

The US system is exactly the opposite. Large corporations control the government, and create policy on behalf of wealthy shareholders.”

any enjoyers of this artical may like The Internet Con by: Cory Doctorow.

Isn't this Varoufakis' latest book idea?

Not crazy about this muddled thinking. The global economy is not built on Silicon Valley monopolies, come on.

In related techbro grifting news, after NASA got its budget slashed over and over again and more and more of its operations shifted over to grifts, Rocket Jesus himself has announced that "Mars Colony 20 years from now," as promised for over 20 years, was always bullshit.

https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/i-am-definitely-going-to-be-dead-before-mars-spacex-extract