How to fight back against Big Tech and the new oligarchs | Yanis Varoufakis Q&A

Yanis Varoufakis answers audience questions on technofeudalism, capitalism, Jeff Bezos, trade unions, and the fight for democracy. How can we wrestle back control from the Big Tech oligarchs? With a free trial, you can watch the full talk at https://iai.tv/video/the-rise-of-tech... Capitalism’s dominance may have run its course. A new system of control has taken its place, one Yanis Varoufakis calls technofeudalism. For Varoufakis, former Minister of Finance for Greece and number-one bestselling author, the elite few who run Big Tech exercise the same level of influence that feudal overlords once did. Except now, they not only threaten democracy but wish to rewrite the rules of global power themselves. Join Varoufakis as he reveals why we need to thwart these new figures, and why we need to get Musk and Sam Altman out of the White House before it is too late. #capitalism #bigtech #economics #yanis #technofeudalism Yanis Varoufakis is a leading critic of the economic establishment. He was the former Finance Minister of Greece, and is a professor, bestselling author, and current chair of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025. The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. Subscribe today! https://iai.tv/subscribe?utm_source=Y... 00:00 Jeff Bezos and the sad decline of Amazon's workforce 00:39 Technofeudalism, the future of war, and a divided world 03:24 What Yanis would do if he was made the CEO of Amazon 05:45 Algorithms, democratic reforms, and the fight against capitalism 08:14 The People vs Big Tech For debates and talks: https://iai.tv For articles: https://iai.tv/articles For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses