Tag: digital feudalism
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610 CKTB | You’ll Own Nothing and Be Happy: How Digital Feudalism is Replacing Ownership
Liedtke critiques “digital feudalism,” where tech companies replace true product ownership with revokable, subscription-based licenses and software-locked hardware. He argues that Canada lags behind global regulation, harming consumer autonomy, local repair shops, and the right to repair.
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610 CKTB | Walkerville to Moon Bases: Will Historic Corporate Towns Shape Humanity in Space?
Jon Liedtke argues that outsourcing space exploration to billionaires risks replacing democracy with corporate autocracy and digital feudalism. Mega-corporations controlling life support will dominate lunar bases. Over time, future generations born on the Moon will naturally sever ties with Earth, sparking an asymmetric conflict for independence from Earth’s political governance.