▲ 398 ▼ Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (www.theregister.com) submitted 2 years ago by Louisoix@lemm.ee to c/world@lemmy.world 116 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] sirico@feddit.uk 61 points 2 years ago (6 children) Google buys Russia permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (4 children) Oh this is even worse! Imagine if we transitioned to Nation Company states!? The United States of Apple...hey. We don't gotta change anything...USA! USA! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] kautau@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago There’s a reason why all the cyberpunk stories are about corporatacracies and/or spacefaring feudalist states running human society in the future. Life imitates art. permalink fedilink source parent [–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Neal Stephenson has entered the chat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see the problem, it will be just like the days of company towns, except way bigger, they will control the banks, hospitals, prisons and military, and you cannot leave unless they let you! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] krashmo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) You laugh, but we're getting closer and closer to this every day permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It is de facto already the case, thanks to bad campaign finance laws. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Probably on the cards at some point when a company exceeds the gdp of a country. It's essentially an asset purchase permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago It's much cheaper to buy the politicians than the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Plagiatus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yes, but most if not all countries in the world run on deficits. Not a good investment. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) That might be an improvement over Putin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] runiq@feddit.org 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. I will not live in a Shadowrun campaign without the dragons and orcs to keep me company. Just no. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago Sorry bud, best RL can do for ya is kinda ok-ish VR. At least you can rock an 80s punk-glam style! permalink fedilink source parent [–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Thought this was Ludacris so I googled the Russian gdp and google networth and yeah google could legitimately bye Russia with some change. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sirico@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago They need Nuclear power plants and think of the passive cooling of a Siberian data=centre! permalink fedilink source parent [–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Just wait a while and I'll be nickle. Althout Musk might be interested now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Putin only wishes he could be bought out and become an American oligarch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (4 children) Oh this is even worse! Imagine if we transitioned to Nation Company states!? The United States of Apple...hey. We don't gotta change anything...USA! USA! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] kautau@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago There’s a reason why all the cyberpunk stories are about corporatacracies and/or spacefaring feudalist states running human society in the future. Life imitates art. permalink fedilink source parent [–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Neal Stephenson has entered the chat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see the problem, it will be just like the days of company towns, except way bigger, they will control the banks, hospitals, prisons and military, and you cannot leave unless they let you! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] krashmo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) You laugh, but we're getting closer and closer to this every day permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It is de facto already the case, thanks to bad campaign finance laws. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Probably on the cards at some point when a company exceeds the gdp of a country. It's essentially an asset purchase permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago It's much cheaper to buy the politicians than the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Plagiatus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yes, but most if not all countries in the world run on deficits. Not a good investment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago There’s a reason why all the cyberpunk stories are about corporatacracies and/or spacefaring feudalist states running human society in the future. Life imitates art. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Neal Stephenson has entered the chat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't see the problem, it will be just like the days of company towns, except way bigger, they will control the banks, hospitals, prisons and military, and you cannot leave unless they let you! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] krashmo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) You laugh, but we're getting closer and closer to this every day permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It is de facto already the case, thanks to bad campaign finance laws. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) You laugh, but we're getting closer and closer to this every day permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It is de facto already the case, thanks to bad campaign finance laws. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It is de facto already the case, thanks to bad campaign finance laws. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Probably on the cards at some point when a company exceeds the gdp of a country. It's essentially an asset purchase permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago It's much cheaper to buy the politicians than the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Plagiatus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yes, but most if not all countries in the world run on deficits. Not a good investment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago It's much cheaper to buy the politicians than the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Plagiatus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yes, but most if not all countries in the world run on deficits. Not a good investment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) That might be an improvement over Putin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] runiq@feddit.org 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) No. I will not live in a Shadowrun campaign without the dragons and orcs to keep me company. Just no. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago Sorry bud, best RL can do for ya is kinda ok-ish VR. At least you can rock an 80s punk-glam style! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago Sorry bud, best RL can do for ya is kinda ok-ish VR. At least you can rock an 80s punk-glam style! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Thought this was Ludacris so I googled the Russian gdp and google networth and yeah google could legitimately bye Russia with some change. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sirico@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago They need Nuclear power plants and think of the passive cooling of a Siberian data=centre! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sirico@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago They need Nuclear power plants and think of the passive cooling of a Siberian data=centre! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Just wait a while and I'll be nickle. Althout Musk might be interested now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Putin only wishes he could be bought out and become an American oligarch. permalink fedilink source parent