Crime was already a big deal on the Wild West Internet; but Uber has taken it to new depths. The more the judge in the Waymo/Alphabet case against Uber digs, the bigger maggots he digs up. Given Uber, this is no surprise. But the implications of what passes for "accepted business practices" on the Internet should terrify everyone.
Summary: 150 years ago, capitalists needed to construct the nation-state in order to demolish aristocratic rule and create the literate, regimented workforce needed for industrial capitalism... Like free markets, nation-states are not natural; they must be constructed. The Victorian-era bourgeoisie created the nation-state to enforce the free market and the horrendous conditions of the new working class.
Studies clearly show our government does the bidding of the 1% not the people.
Using data drawn from over 1,800 different policy initiatives from 1981 to 2002, the two conclude that rich, well-connected individuals on the political scene now steer the direction of the country, regardless of or even against the will of the majority of voters.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/princeton-experts-say-us-no-longer...
