#robberbaron — Public Fediverse posts
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100 years on and we are no different from the robber barons of the 1920s! It was oil and gas and mining and railroad wealth, now it is tech bros and developers. Corrupt to the core and disgustingly exploitative, inhumane and the epitome of excess.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/real-estate-titan-compares-tax-the-rich-slogan-to-racial-slurs-00907424 -
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There have been lots of other abusive "platform" businesses in the past - famously, 19th century railroads and their #RobberBaron owners were so obnoxiously abusive that they spawned the #trustbusting movement, the #ShermanAct, and modern competition law. Did the rail barons do enshittification, too?
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