#mattstoller — Public Fediverse posts

"This John Deere case should be easy. That it’s not shows that politically and intellectually, we have still only nibbled around the edges of our core social dysfunctions. At some point, and it’ll probably be soon, there’s going to be a reckoning. This situation is not sustainable. And if something can’t go on forever, it won’t."

#MattStoller, 2026

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/youll-own-nothing-and-be-happy-why

#JohnDeere #CollapsingDemocracy

"This John Deere case should be easy. That it’s not shows that politically and intellectually, we have still only nibbled around the edges of our core social dysfunctions. At some point, and it’ll probably be soon, there’s going to be a reckoning. This situation is not sustainable. And if something can’t go on forever, it won’t."

#MattStoller, 2026

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/youll-own-nothing-and-be-happy-why

#JohnDeere #CollapsingDemocracy

"Prior to the 1980s, American companies built things domestically, because they risked losing control of the technology if they built things abroad using contractors. But when we tightened IP rules, and embedded those in global trade agreements, it became possible for say, Apple to make its products in China using someone else’s capital while maintaining strict control and high profit margins"

#MattStoller, 2026

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/youll-own-nothing-and-be-happy-why

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#DigitalColonialism #IP #farming #Apple #China #US

"Prior to the 1980s, American companies built things domestically, because they risked losing control of the technology if they built things abroad using contractors. But when we tightened IP rules, and embedded those in global trade agreements, it became possible for say, Apple to make its products in China using someone else’s capital while maintaining strict control and high profit margins"

#MattStoller, 2026

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/youll-own-nothing-and-be-happy-why

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#DigitalColonialism #IP #farming #Apple #China #US

"Prior to the 1980s, American companies built things domestically, because they risked losing control of the technology if they built things abroad using contractors. But when we tightened IP rules, and embedded those in global trade agreements, it became possible for say, Apple to make its products in China using someone else’s capital while maintaining strict control and high profit margins"

#MattStoller, 2026

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/youll-own-nothing-and-be-happy-why

(1/2)

#DigitalColonialism #IP #farming #Apple #China #US

"Prior to the 1980s, American companies built things domestically, because they risked losing control of the technology if they built things abroad using contractors. But when we tightened IP rules, and embedded those in global trade agreements, it became possible for say, Apple to make its products in China using someone else’s capital while maintaining strict control and high profit margins"

#MattStoller, 2026

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/youll-own-nothing-and-be-happy-why

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#DigitalColonialism #IP #farming #Apple #China #US

Pluralistic: In praise of vultures (06 May 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/06/champerty-loves-company/

Pluralistic: In praise of vultures (06 May 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/06/champerty-loves-company/

Pluralistic: In praise of vultures (06 May 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/06/champerty-loves-company/

Pluralistic: In praise of vultures (06 May 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/06/champerty-loves-company/

WSJ: Lobbyists Easily Destroyed Any Semi-Serious Antitrust Enforcers Left In MAGA

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/02/wsj-lobbyists-easily-destroyed-any-semi-serious-antitrust-enforcers-left-in-maga/

WSJ: Lobbyists Easily Destroyed Any Semi-Serious Antitrust Enforcers Left In MAGA

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/02/wsj-lobbyists-easily-destroyed-any-semi-serious-antitrust-enforcers-left-in-maga/

Pluralistic: Trump antitrust is dead (13 Feb 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/13/khanservatives/

Pluralistic: Trump antitrust is dead (13 Feb 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/13/khanservatives/

Pluralistic: Google's AI pricing plan (21 Jan 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/21/cod-marxism/

Pluralistic: Google's AI pricing plan (21 Jan 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/21/cod-marxism/

Pluralistic: California bans algorithmic price-fixing (09 Oct 2025)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/09/pricewars/

Pluralistic: It's still censorship (even if it doesn't violate the First Amendment) (22 Sep 2025)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/22/one-throat-to-choke/

The #Klan was a #PonziScheme

-#MattStoller

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-jeff-epstein-maga

The #Klan was a #PonziScheme

-#MattStoller

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-jeff-epstein-maga

"#Trump and #Harris both read polls about #inflation. To that end, Trump's general approach is to argue that cost is driven by govt #regulation, limits on oil drilling and high #CorporateTaxes. Whereas Harris sees the issue in terms of #BigBusiness having too much power to set prices. In other words, both articulate a frustration with centralized power, though Trump points only at govt, while Harris points both at large corporations and govt." #MattStoller #economics
https://pocket.co/share/e8f8c942-5de1-4ba1-8ef1-950731cd0150

"#Trump and #Harris both read polls about #inflation. To that end, Trump's general approach is to argue that cost is driven by govt #regulation, limits on oil drilling and high #CorporateTaxes. Whereas Harris sees the issue in terms of #BigBusiness having too much power to set prices. In other words, both articulate a frustration with centralized power, though Trump points only at govt, while Harris points both at large corporations and govt." #MattStoller #economics
https://pocket.co/share/e8f8c942-5de1-4ba1-8ef1-950731cd0150

Tangents Dept: Back in 2009 when it looked like we might catch a break in a reality tv thing and subsequently in 2010 with another bit break with a feature in #TennisLife I realized there would be a lot more to learn about bootstrapping those opportunities. From this article it looks like #MattStoller had already been peering into what is now a full on debacle. Lucid :

Can a Writers Strike Save Hollywood from Monopoly?
https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/can-a-writers-strike-save-hollywood?

"Since the fall of FTX last month, crypto proponents have attempted to shift blame from their own actions and pin responsibility for the collapse on Gensler, a move intended to undermine robust regulation. This sets the record straight and shows that Gensler’s actions helped contain the crypto meltdown and protect the real economy."

#ShahidNaeem, #ErikPeinert and #MattStoller, 2022

https://www.economicliberties.us/our-work/gary-gensler-got-it-right/

#finance #regulation #crypto CryptoCurrency #AELP #EconomicLiberties

"Since the fall of FTX last month, crypto proponents have attempted to shift blame from their own actions and pin responsibility for the collapse on Gensler, a move intended to undermine robust regulation. This sets the record straight and shows that Gensler’s actions helped contain the crypto meltdown and protect the real economy."

#ShahidNaeem, #ErikPeinert and #MattStoller, 2022

https://www.economicliberties.us/our-work/gary-gensler-got-it-right/

#finance #regulation #crypto CryptoCurrency #AELP #EconomicLiberties