‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech::In his new book, the maverick Greek economist says we are witnessing an epochal shift. At his island home, he argues it’s now the ‘fiefdoms’ of tech firms that shape us

  • Ready! Player 31
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    139 months ago

    So you can only critique capitalism if you’re unsuccessful? That doesn’t make any sense.

    • just another devA
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      49 months ago

      Sure you can. It’s just that it comes across a whole lot less hypocritical coming from someone who hasn’t first exploited that system themselves.

    • @[email protected]
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      19 months ago

      Why would someone talk about the pitfalls of a system while benefiting from that system?

        • @[email protected]
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          29 months ago

          What? I don’t know if it’s my age or what, but I can really tell when I’m interacting with someone younger than me.