Capitalism bad. Communism bad. What else?

[noggins]

Nah. The choice is: democracy with a chance of vampiric subversion - or - dictatorship with ghouls in charge.

[Herainestold]

Nah. The choice is: democracy with a chance of vampiric subversion - or - dictatorship with ghouls in charge.

Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.

[plodder]

Not really. In any discourse there will be tensions and compromise.

[plodder]

Facebook and Google in practice:

https://mobile.twitter.com/jason_kint/s ... 3907231744

“Don’t be evil”, lol

[Herainestold]

break up monopolies like big banks, the big four accounting firms, google, facebook, youtube etc. There’s a well understood tipping point between business being helpful and problematic and it’s when they can use their size to stifle innovative rivals.

Yes, but do we know exactly where the tipping point lies? Is it X % of the market or what?

[plodder]

I think there’s pretty well established economic theory around this stuff, IANAE

[Herainestold]

I think there’s pretty well established economic theory around this stuff, IANAE

Yes, I concur. Just curious about where to draw the line.

[Aitch]

I think there’s pretty well established economic theory around this stuff, IANAE

Yes, I concur. Just curious about where to draw the line.

In the sand. That way it gets washed away regularly and you can re-draw it somewhere nearer to your current preference...

[plodder]

like every other field of scholastic endeavour then

[dyqik]

I think there’s pretty well established economic theory around this stuff, IANAE

Yes, I concur. Just curious about where to draw the line.

In the sand. That way it gets washed away regularly and you can re-draw it somewhere nearer to your current preference...

...based on evidence.