So, while Meta is lobbying for the destruction of the open web and device ownership, Bloomberg is lobbying for the destruction of 3D printing and manufacturing.

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    15 hours ago

    I started reading thinking this was a quote from the article, what a wild ride. :D Good stuff though

    Edit: turns out it’s a video, if anyone has a tldw I’m all ears

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      TL;DW: Bloomberg is using the same tactics to kill manufacturing that Meta is using to kill the open web and device ownership, and also potentially the entire open-source ecosystem if this 3D printing stuff extends to general software and to OSes like Linux as well, of using a bunch of shell organizations which look grassroots, to lobby for draconian 3D printing lockdown and age-gating laws respectively.

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      6 hours ago

      TLDW

      Yeah, Doctorow has good points, usually, but good lord he needs an editor a LOT of the time. And I say this as someone else who probably writes too much amd rambles a lot.

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        4 hours ago

        Sorry, I meant OP’s video