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Throwaway08080909070 t1_je5rzks wrote

Two points there.

First, breaking up a company isn't a plan to keep it small forever, in the same way that pulling weeds doesn't imply some insane belief that you've conquered weeds forever.

Second, this isn't some "Oh dear, I say chaps, Alibaba has gotten rather large and it needs to break up" on the part of Alibaba. China doesn't allow corporate independence anymore than they allow personal independence, and after Jack Ma had to be "re-educated" for speaking truth to power, there has been a push to keep companies in line.

Clearly some people in power believe that Alibaba needs to be smaller and more manageable, but not for the sorts of reasons that we might hope to see in regards to big tech in the West.

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domino2064 t1_je5se7q wrote

Yep. I can't imagine it's all that healthy nor fulfilling being persistently pissed off at the rich, seeing everything in life as class.

At least reddit doesn't represent the majority, especially in government. I can't imagine it working out long term.

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cala_s t1_je6j6o0 wrote

Alphabet is a search monopoly, a cloud business, and a bunch of filler. Not much to break up.

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