Tag: power
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By the pricing of my goods something capitalist this way comes
I recently ran into a video posted by Paleofuture about some grand visioning done by Knight-Ridder about the future of the newspaper: This is not only some very interesting prognostication now that we’re in the era of ubiquitous iPads (You know, I just realized I’ve finally gotten over the loss of my Newton! Though I…
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fading glow
The lights went out when she left town Good thing the moon was out in full And plenty of candles to burn During this new dark age I don’t know whether to be more worried Of the effect she already has at such a distance Or of what will happen when she gets back And…
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imaginary oxymoron
The thing is that no market is free. All transactions are conditioned by who has power at the table. Therefore, all markets, being places where transactions take place are subject to those with power; further, the market as a collective entity is conditioned by larger systems of power which govern the collection of transaction sub-systems.…