Apparently taxes did not exist before computers! Wild!

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    11 hours ago

    Ah yes showing his progressive roots there. Standing up for the biggest minority, the rich.

    Anyway, think making sure we know the actual value of things might help with a lot of stock market bs.

    Also think most people know what the value is of their furniture at least on some level, for insurance purposes at least. This feels a bit Jensen talking about how he doesnt know his own adress.

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    17 hours ago

    Wait until he learns that normal people already have their (lack of) wealth constantly being monitored and quantified.

    Oh sorry, but it’s not the government doing that, that’s just market forces

  • Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    He’s worried about governments monitoring his financial activity. He’s totally fine with corporations surveilling every aspect of everyone else’s life.

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      18 hours ago

      We hear you at Baby Torture Corp, but unfortunately we have to inform you that questions like that are likely to usher in a surveillance state

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    13 hours ago

    In Palantir we can trust all our medical, social, and other data… /s

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    19 hours ago

    “make me pay my fair share and i’ll force my bought-and-paid-for politicians to use it my money to further my interests”

    i guess its better than them using MY money…