618
The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back?
(theconversation.com)
this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2024
618 points (97.8% liked)
Technology
59377 readers
3428 users here now
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Our Rules
- Follow the lemmy.world rules.
- Only tech related content.
- Be excellent to each another!
- Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
- Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
- Politics threads may be removed.
- No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
- Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
- Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
Approved Bots
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I'd argue there's enough difference there to flag them separately. The original number two is more about personal responsibility; choose a different retailer, go to a different place, etc. Voting with your wallet so to speak.
Government regulation, while it's still about people pushing back against companies, with the state of most western governments at the moment you can't assume they will automatically have the public's back. So there's a tie in to the personal responsibility aspect by electing representatives who represent your interests, but given that's not always feasible (either because not enough people share that view to get someone elected or because there isn't a suitable candidate available to support) I would argue it's distinct enough to warrant its own category.
Regulations and anti trust laws would both fall under a government intervention category though I think.