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Unlikely, the word comes from Doctorow -- a person with anti-capitalist opinions and hardly a Silly Valley shill -- not from hackernews or YComb.

(Anyways, as annoyed as I am by plenty of other commenters here, there's also plenty of people who contribute here who don't fit your stereotype.)




Is he really anti capitalism? I always thought he’s just against “big” everything (tech, corporations, government) and pro individual freedom.


Dumbifying and polarizing the debate, pro-business or anti-business (no matter what the "business" is up to), pro-government or anti-government (ditto) is the pattern of our times. Its part of the enshittification process and ultimately a tool for control.

Informed people who understand the nuance, tradeoffs and choices involved are, in a sense, the enemy.


I said "with anti-capitalist opinions" not "is an anti-capitalist" or "anti-business" -- maybe I should have made it clearer: has some anti-capitalist opinions?

In any case, it's not meant as a slur but a compliment, in my case.




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