All part of the very deliberate and organized effort on the part of the oligarchs to build their new feudalism.
It’s to be just like the old feudalism, except that in addition to being landed gentry they’ll be… let’s call them “teched” gentry.
Just as the original feudal lords did, they’ll own all of the real property, and the rest of us will be reduced to serfs paying rent for access to a hovel. But they’ll also own all of the technology, including the internet, and we’ll be forced to rent access to that too.
All part of the very deliberate and organized effort on the part of the oligarchs to build their new feudalism.
It’s to be just like the old feudalism, except that in addition to being landed gentry they’ll be… let’s call them “teched” gentry.
Just as the original feudal lords did, they’ll own all of the real property, and the rest of us will be reduced to serfs paying rent for access to a hovel. But they’ll also own all of the technology, including the internet, and we’ll be forced to rent access to that too.