But it is colonialism. There are virtual spaces that are currently occupied by native inhabitants and deep pocket billionaires are literally bulldozing their way into the space, evicting the current tenants, and then exploiting that space for its resources.
I don’t think there is a better term for it than colonialism.
Would it matter if it were communist colonialism? I don’t think so. The result is the same. The space is disrupted, the native inhabitants are displaced, the resources are exploited.
I feel like you’re overlooking the death of the culture.
That’s what colonialism is really about.
If it were just sharing space and technology and advancement then nobody would have any problems with colonialism.
Colonialism extinguishes culture.
Every single space that has been monopolized by a billionaire has had its culture extinguished.