Rome was continually called Rome, but people harkon back to old empires and see themselves as extending it. It had many civil wars and changes and moved capitals and everything. My point is that if we call that one empire, maybe historians will consider the US as part of the larger Anglo American empire

Why tf we need drones? We need billionaires to pay taxes and basic necessities to be funded from that.

😮‍💨 yes, steam is a monopoly. Each purchase first loses 30% of it to steam! That is a massive cut! Developers and Publishers wouldn’t publish there if they had a choice.

Yes, they have so many great features and help Linux and yadaya… that is them showing their monopolistic power. Having everyone’s main pc library + store + events + now hand held is them extending their grasp throughout the industry. Grow big and wide and heavy, crushing alternatives

Developers already hurt from the 30% fee. And one day, consumers will feel it too. The monopoly will stop giving a f about them, as their is no reason to, and the company y will be hollowed out for billionaire gain

He works for billionaires. This is just a virtue signal to make it look like he could be taxing AI when really it’s a regressive tax that would hurt poor people the most and further save his voter base: billionaires.

So he will never push a genuine wealth tax, but he will push red herrings.