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Yanis Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis

Greek economist; 'Technofeudalism' author

Greek economist; former Greek finance minister (2015). Author of 'Technofeudalism' (2023), which argues platforms have replaced markets and AI is accelerating the shift.

current Professor of Economic Theory, University of Athens; Co-founder, DiEM25

Strategy positions

Antitrust primacyendorses

Break concentration via competition law

Argues platforms have replaced markets, that AI is the next layer of this restructuring, and that meaningful AI policy must address the underlying property and rent extraction patterns.

Technofeudalism describes the situation in which a handful of platform owners extract rent from the rest of us through algorithmic infrastructure we have come to depend on. AI is the next chapter, not a separate story.
bookTechnofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism· Bodley Head· 2023· faithful paraphrase

Closest strategy neighbours

by jaccard overlap

Other people whose strategy tags overlap with Yanis Varoufakis's. Overlap is on tag identity, not stance; opposites can show up if they reference the same tags.

  • Carl Shapiro

    Carl Shapiro

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    UC Berkeley economist; antitrust and innovation

  • Chris Hughes

    Chris Hughes

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    Facebook co-founder turned antitrust advocate

  • Cory Doctorow

    Cory Doctorow

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    EFF special advisor; 'enshittification' coiner

  • John Naughton

    John Naughton

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    Cambridge / Open University; Observer technology columnist

  • Lina Khan

    Lina Khan

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    Former chair of the FTC

  • Margrethe Vestager

    Margrethe Vestager

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    Former EU Competition Commissioner (2014–2024)

Record last updated 2026-04-25.