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Silicon Valley
fromSilicon Canals
7 hours ago

I spent six months mapping who actually profits from AI - and the class architecture I found is the most elegant wealth extraction system ever designed - Silicon Canals

The AI economy operates as a feudal wealth extraction system where infrastructure providers like Nvidia and cloud giants extract value from all downstream AI applications through mandatory infrastructure rent.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Rebranded plantations': how empire shaped luxury Caribbean tourism

Caribbean luxury tourism conceals centuries of colonial wealth extraction built on enslaved labor and exposes the region to ongoing climate-driven vulnerabilities.
Miscellaneous
fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

Briefly Noted Book Reviews

Major tech platforms have evolved into monopolistic wealth extractors needing government intervention, and divergent cultural institutions propelled Europe’s economic rise over China.
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