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minus-squareEl Barto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoBut rent seeking sounds too… clean. It’s almost an euphemism. Because in the end, the result is that for a whole lot of people, the experience of using the services goes to shit. Edit: I just googled it and yeah, you’re exactly right. Interesting!
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI just like pointing out that it’s nothing new. It may not be a flashy term, but it has a lot of historical context and it’s basically a defining feature of modern capitalism at this point.
minus-squareEl Barto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoAbsolutely. I read a whole lot about it after I posted my previous comment. Rent seeking is definitely the right term.
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoGlad to hear it. Spread the word, it’s a great term imo, and something more people need to be aware of.
But rent seeking sounds too… clean. It’s almost an euphemism. Because in the end, the result is that for a whole lot of people, the experience of using the services goes to shit.
Edit: I just googled it and yeah, you’re exactly right. Interesting!
I just like pointing out that it’s nothing new.
It may not be a flashy term, but it has a lot of historical context and it’s basically a defining feature of modern capitalism at this point.
Absolutely. I read a whole lot about it after I posted my previous comment. Rent seeking is definitely the right term.
Glad to hear it. Spread the word, it’s a great term imo, and something more people need to be aware of.