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Commentary warns of giving in to the tech oligarchy
Original: Not a MUSE ing And here we are. Right where the tech bro oligarchy wanted us. Giving in to the onslaught, mindlessly tur
A writer argues that people have arrived exactly where the 'tech bro oligarchy' wanted them: surrendering personal data en masse to be chopped up and sold to the highest bidder. The piece rails against mindless compliance with an ongoing onslaught from the tech industry, warning that anyone active online in recent years has already been swept into this data economy.
Why now: Frustration with big tech's data harvesting and the perceived power of a tech oligarchy is a recurring flashpoint in current online debate.
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- Not a MUSE ing And here we are. Right where the tech bro oligarchy wanted us. Giving in to the onslaught, mindlessly turning over all of our data to be chopped up and sold to the highest bidder. Any bidder actually. If you’ve spent half a millisecond online in the last few… · warnercrocker.com@warnercrocker.com · 9
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