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minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 days agoIf cheap(er/better) energy is invented then that’s good, why would tech corpos be able to “hold the reins” of it exclusively?
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoWell, patents and what have you are a thing. I’m mostly thinking that I wouldn’t want e.g. Facebook to run any nuclear reactors or energy grids. That’s something I prefer the government does.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoNuclear reactors already exist, that’s not new tech.
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoI’m not saying it is. I’m saying that predatory companies shouldn’t run critical infrastructure.
If cheap(er/better) energy is invented then that’s good, why would tech corpos be able to “hold the reins” of it exclusively?
Well, patents and what have you are a thing. I’m mostly thinking that I wouldn’t want e.g. Facebook to run any nuclear reactors or energy grids. That’s something I prefer the government does.
Nuclear reactors already exist, that’s not new tech.
I’m not saying it is. I’m saying that predatory companies shouldn’t run critical infrastructure.