▲ 755 ▼ Starlink is refusing to comply with Brazil's X ban (Update: Starlink will comply) (www.engadget.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 222 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Owning land is not the same as governing land. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) It's not my problem you don't understand the concept of the "ruling class". Owning vast capital (and land is capital) does give a degree of undemocratic power over government policy. But go ahead and keep letting billionaires buy up everything until we live in a feudalist society. I'm sure nothing will go wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm more worried about billionaires who have literal armies like Erik Prince. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) It's not my problem you don't understand the concept of the "ruling class". Owning vast capital (and land is capital) does give a degree of undemocratic power over government policy. But go ahead and keep letting billionaires buy up everything until we live in a feudalist society. I'm sure nothing will go wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm more worried about billionaires who have literal armies like Erik Prince. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm more worried about billionaires who have literal armies like Erik Prince. permalink fedilink source parent