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  • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
    6·
    4 months ago

    Yes

    I waa arguing this back decades ago and got no where, same as now. Stupidity, apathy and greed.

  • atro_city@fedia.io
    5·
    4 months ago

    I wouldn’t say it’s dependent on it, but it’s a very good way to control people. The uber-rich are using it very successfully to divide and conquer. By redistributing wealth, there would be much less fear in the world.

        • Tenderizer@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          There’s DRM on medical equipment, for starters.

          Keep in mind by controlled I mean that America can with the stroke of a pen revoke our access to health care systems. I don’t know the specifics of a healthcare system’s infrastructure provide many examples.

    • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      Totally dependent on it, computers,networking equipment, OS for computers, the cloud we are very dependent on American Tech.

  • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    Yes and I thought why the hell is the world letting this happen. And if another country has a succesful product Americans just purchase it.