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The Marxist Case for the Technofeudal Hypothesis
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Economist Yanis Varoufakis argues that modern Big Tech companies have shifted the global economy into a state of 'technofeudalism.' He posits that these platforms act more like feudal lords extracting rent from users than traditional capitalists competing in a market.
Twitter Icon Email Icon Print Icon The Marxist Case for the Technofeudal Hypothesis By Yanis Varoufakis Yanis Varoufakis has called Big Tech’s overweening power to shape the modern economy “technofeudalism.” Writing for Jacobin , he argues that this isn’t a moral critique but one based in the dynamic of capital accumulation today.
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