{"id":33193,"date":"2018-04-06T11:14:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T16:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=33193"},"modified":"2018-04-06T11:14:12","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T16:14:12","slug":"the-big-tech-backlash-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=33193","title":{"rendered":"The Big Tech Backlash of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Big Tech Backlash of 2018<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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Herbert Ponting Scott\u2019s Terra Nova Expedition, Antarctica<\/b> 1911<\/center><\/p>\n

Something must be terribly wrong with the world. A few days ago Elizabeth Warren agreed with Trump on China, now Bernie Sanders agrees with him about Amazon. What\u2019s happening?<\/p>\n

Bernie Sanders Agrees With Trump: Amazon Has Too Much Power <\/a><\/p>\n

Independent Vermont senator and 2016 presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders echoed President Donald Trump in expressing concern about retail giant Amazon. Sanders said that he felt Amazon had gotten too big on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union\u201d Sunday, and added that Amazon\u2019s place in society should be examined. <\/i><\/p>\n

<\/i>\u201cAnd I think this is, look, this is an issue that has got to be looked at. What we are seeing all over this country is the decline in retail. We\u2019re seeing this incredibly large company getting involved in almost every area of commerce. And I think it is important to take a look at the power and influence that Amazon has,\u201d said Sanders. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A backlash against Facebook, a backlash against Amazon. Are these things connected? Actually, yes, they are connected. But not in a way that either Trump or Sanders has clued in to. Someone who has, a for now lone voice, is David Stockman. Here\u2019s what he wrote last week.<\/p>\n

The Donald\u2019s Blind Squirrel Nails An Acorn<\/a><\/p>\n

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It is said that even a blind squirrel occasionally finds an acorn, and so it goes with the Donald. Banging on his Twitter keyboard in the morning darkness, he drilled Jeff Bezos a new one \u2013 or at least that\u2019s what most people would call having their net worth lightened by about $2 billion: <\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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