
The History of Freedom w/Lea Ypi: What is the Free Market?
Past Present Future
The Concentration of Power and Knowledge
The development of the market has historically led to more capital monopolization and power concentration. Digital innovations are not the cause but rather the form capital takes. This concentration of power and knowledge is a general feature of wealth accumulation within our society where everything, including knowledge, is commodified. To address this, there is a need to distribute control more widely and democratize the economy to counter the elite's concentration of wealth and control over the economy.
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