America's collapsing consumption is the disenshittification opportunity
3 days ago
- #US decline
- #tech policy
- #economic power
- America's collapsing consumption presents an opportunity for the world to disenshittify the internet.
- The US has historically used its soft power and 'weaponized interdependence' to maintain global dominance.
- Recent actions like spying on global communications and confiscating foreign reserves have eroded trust in US systems.
- Trump's policies, including tariffs and rhetoric, have accelerated the decline of US influence and control over the internet.
- Other countries are now considering alternatives to US tech dominance, such as legalizing reverse-engineering to compete with US Big Tech.
- The US economy is struggling with a K-shaped recovery, where the rich get richer while the majority face declining economic power.
- Collapsing consumption power in the US reduces the threat of tariffs, as Americans can afford fewer imports.
- The article suggests that countries like Canada could lead in disenshittification, benefiting their economies and citizens.
- The decline of US influence is seen as an opportunity for the world to create a more equitable and less exploitative internet.