What's driving the increasing worry about and antipathy toward Silicon Valley is who has power. Nothing more or less.
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A lot of people feel Microsoft disproved that idea. Monopolies abound and thrive in tech, and skew things heavily.
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I'm not saying SV is perfect. But there is a qualitative difference between SV "oligarchs" and e.g. those in Russia.
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I agree. But I also think it is wrong to casually dismiss legitimate concerns about concentration of power.
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I agree with you too!
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This. No matter how predatory the language of "growth hackers" becomes, they aren't Tammany Hall or factory towns of yor. The market decides
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Best response to a tweet this week!
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What about Uber etc bribing riders using VC money ?
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How a monopoly is made doesn't change whether a monopoly is good or not for society.
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I see your point, but peer-pressure/network effects, bribing the boss/state official and/or breaking the law seem to work just fine.
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