It extends beyond JS Twitter. Every second JS project website or repo reads like a tribal Twitter bio.
The more accessible the language, the more politicised.
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The more accessible the language, the more politicised.
Anyone suggesting Bellingcat is more reliable than Wikileaks is regurgitating establishment talking points.
The BBC works directly with the UK Foreign Office to push propaganda to destabilise other countries: https://thegrayzone.com/2021/02/20/reuters-bbc-uk-foreign-of...
Income taxes are no more voluntary than consumption taxes.
> corporations (already masters at tax avoidance under coercive taxation) would never opt in
130 countries have already backed a global corporation tax rate.
> nor would consumers volunteer to pay more for goods and services when they could simply pay less.
They already do. A gallon of gas is $1.8 in Malaysia, $3.5 in America, and over $8 in the Netherlands.
> And since neither involves paying directly for a government service, there's nothing the government could deny in the absence of payment.
The good/service one is purchasing is the incentive itself.
Because it has an intangible effect on GDP. Our culture optimises for creating obedient worker drones who will capitulate to authority. Fostering empathy for others and leading children to a life of fulfilment conflicts with establishment incentives.
Of course, this requires big tech to relinquish their power to shape worldwide discourse, which is unlikely to happen voluntarily.
If I approached you in 2012 with two envelopes, one with $20 worth of US bank notes, one with $20 worth of Bitcoin, you'd most likely take the cash. If I approach you again in 2021 with the same envelopes (unopened) from 2012, only a fool would take the cash.
Speculative assets would not exist if your theory held water.