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shuwix 67 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Sony deletes more movies from the accounts of peop...

In democracy, power comes from demos. In capitalism, power comes from capital.

Demos doesn't have capital. People never had power. Whenever they've thought they won ... they just damaged position of someone powerful for someone even more powerful without even knowing it.

AnthonyMouse 67 days ago [–]

> In democracy, power comes from demos. In capitalism, power comes from capital.

By this logic, in consumerism power comes from consumers, but maybe it's more complicated than that?

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