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Platformonomics TGIF #78: January 31, 2025
Platformonomics TGIF is a weekly roll-up of links, comments on those links, and perhaps a little too much tugging on my favorite threads. Get Platformonomics Updates By Email We have some early CAPEX returns! The full 2024 retrospective for CAPEX obsessives will follow after we get Amazon and Google numbers. News Meta CAPEX – Q4…
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Platformonomics TGIF #77: January 24, 2025
Platformonomics TGIF is a weekly roll-up of links, comments on those links, and perhaps a little too much tugging on my favorite threads. Get Platformonomics Updates By Email I skipped last week’s newsletter as all I had were typical EU inanities. Instead I got two standalone posts done. We’re busy girding up for the most…
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Welcome to the Khakiocracy
A system of government closely related to both kakistocracy (the rule of the least competent) and kleptocracy (the rule of thieves), khakiocracy is the rule of venture capitalists, our Silicon Valley saviors. Self-appointed, self-assured and self-interested, these khaki-clad bros always have the answer, no matter how complex, novel, or unusual the situation. They can master…