#timwu
I’m #reading The Age of #Extraction: How #Tech #Platforms Conquered the #Economy and Threaten Our #Future #Propserity by #TimWu
#books #BookSky #platforms
February 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
“At its worst, #ArtificialIntelligence could become an accomplice to the #corporation in the marginalization and #commodification of #humanity.” - #TimWu, The Age of #Extraction: How #Tech #Platforms Conquered our #Economy and Threaten Our Future #Prosperit#AI
February 15, 2026 at 7:46 PM
2 “That’s why the real challenge for #humanity is to design an #economic #future that works for most people, rather than just assuming that future will arrive one day.” - #TimWu, The Age of #Extraction: How #Tech #Platforms Conquered our #Economy and Threaten Our Future #Prosperity
February 11, 2026 at 9:28 PM
2 “But the #human #desire to avoid unnecessary pain and inconvenience is its own force of no less significance. It may be the strongest force out there.” - #TimWu, The Age of #Extraction
February 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"It hints at a new era in economic policy for the US that is centered on a paramount leader (Mr. #Trump) actively picking winners and losers… the centralization of policy in the president would be something different: might be called #commandcapitalism." #TimWu

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Economy Looks Like Command Capitalism (Gift Article)
The TikTok controversy reveals how administration seems intent on managing the economy.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
#timwu: "Tuesday’s ruling is clearly wrong on the merits. The government charged that #meta, then called Facebook, broke the law when it bought up its competitors Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014. Judge #boasberg threw out the case by concluding that Meta lacks #monopolypower now, when […]
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mato.social
November 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#timwu: "…more important than #thedeal itself is the approach. It hints at a new era in economic policy for the United States that is centered on a paramount leader (Mr. #trump) actively picking winners and losers. To be sure, the federal government, usually by way of Congress, has previously […]
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April 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The more I read from them the more I believe that the worst thing ever to happen to the Internet was its discovery by Law Professors
https://alecmuffett.com/article/109985
#FreeSpeech #TimWu #regulation
The more I read from them the more I believe that the worst thing ever to happen to the Internet was its discovery by Law Professors
I wonder what Henry V would have thought about airline regulation? The NetChoice Decision Shows the First Amendment Is Out of Control The reasoning in the decision in the NetChoice cases marks a ne…
alecmuffett.com
July 3, 2024 at 9:00 PM
#timwu (2018) – La commodité [de confort] est la force la plus sous-estimée et la moins comprise dans le monde d’aujourd’hui. En tant que moteur des décisions humaines, elle n’offre pas le frisson coupable des désirs sexuels inconscients, ni l’élégance mathématique des incitations de […]
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April 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM