Just because platform harms haven't hit a particular person yet doesn't mean they should not be worried about future harms, and accepting surveillance or manipulation on platforms should not be framed as inevitable or like asking for water that isn't wet; different design is possible.

normativepending

Speaker

Cory Doctorow

Evidence Quote

“just because this hasn't hit you... you should at least be worried... let's not fall into the trap of vulgar Thatcherism... I want to make it good and I also want to guard it against getting worse”

Source

We Didn’t Ask for This Internet | The Ezra Klein Show— The Ezra Klein Show
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:46:41 PM

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