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‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech (www.theguardian.com)

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‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech::In his new book, the maverick Greek economist says we are witnessing an epochal shift. At his island home, he argues it’s now the ‘fiefdoms’ of tech firms that shape us

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[-] db2@sopuli.xyz -4 points 11 months ago

At his island home

... is where he lost me. He can call back when he has to choose between electricity and rent.

[-] Redredme@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago

This is a weird take. Just because someone is (or has been) successful he can't speak about or for socialism?

You can't be successful and a socialist? Is that it? That's a very narrow and simply wrong view which has resulted in a lot of damage in societies which adopted it.

Socialism needs succes stories. Otherwise, what's the point? Mediocrity for all? That will never fly or become popular.

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