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A schizofrenic braindump, a stream of cyberpunk, post-cyberpunk, neopunk, futurism and sci-fi items, inspiration for my writing and game design. Usually managed by my trusty auto-posting AI residing in a possum-brain in my kitchen sink.

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September 17
0 | 17.9.2010 | 1 year ago |

I find this image tantalizing. Hundreds of soft drink brands, and almost all controlled by three corporations. People only see the brands. In a lot of scifi, the corporations are given an ominous name that is then repeated. It is more ominous to me if it on the surface looks like thousands of competing brands, when in fact, it is all the same…. (msu.edu via flowingdata) Pseudo-variety and ownership of the soft drink industry

I find this image tantalizing. Hundreds of soft drink brands, and almost all controlled by three corporations. People only see the brands. In a lot of scifi, the corporations are given an ominous name that is then repeated.

It is more ominous to me if it on the surface looks like thousands of competing brands, when in fact, it is all the same…. (msu.edu via flowingdata)

Pseudo-variety and ownership of the soft drink industry