• tomiant@piefed.social
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      10 hours ago

      Not the same as it ever was by a longshot. It is very much worse than it ever was, because the engagement to profit has been weaponized and dictates how the entirety of our global civilization fundamentally works.

      It is most certainly not the same as it has historically been.

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      17 hours ago

      Except now the level of wealth, influence, and power of a few has reached new levels accelerating the erosion of our planet in a fraction of the time.