We seal envelopes not because the letter contains a conspiracy, but because the contents belong exclusively to the sender and the receiver.
The "nothing to hide" argument is pure corporate/state propaganda. Privacy isn't about hiding a crime; it's about deciding who gets access to your life. It’s a boundary of power, not a shield for guilt.
“Ai is here. Why fight it?” Is what I hear from the pro-Ai contingent all day, every day.
Cancer is here. Discrimination is here.
Knee injuries are here. Roaches are here. Being human = fighting wrongs.
Saying, ‘it’s here, just accept it,’ is a coward’s motto.
ever since i was a little girl i knew i wanted to deny location sharing and turn off personalized ads and reject all non-essential cookies and not set up siri and face ID
I don’t want to "download our app for a better experience." My browser is working just fine. You just want to track my location and send me notifications at 3 AM.
Fun fact: It's NOT possible for the earth to be flat because if it was, capitalism would have exploited it by now. The “ends of the earth” would be tourist destinations with theme parks and hotels and a damn swing set that would let you swing over the edge.
The NHT collects billions from workers every year and cannot deliver a home a single contributor can afford alone. That is not something inflation did to us. That is something successive governments did to the NHT. Blaming the world lets them off the hook, which is exactly why that framing is so popular with the people responsible.