Cory DoctorowDec 23, 2022

No matter how benevolent a dictatorship is, it's still a dictatorship, and subject to the dictator's whims. We must demand that the owners and leaders of tech platforms be fair and good - but we must also be prepared for them to fail at this, sometimes catastrophically.

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/23/semipermeable-membranes/#free-as-in-puppies

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Pluralistic: What the fediverse (does/n’t) solve (23 Dec 2022) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Show threadLira
@pluralistic It was a pleasure to read and reflect on this whole thread. This is a crucial time to think about these topics. The future, fortunately, is not written. And it is with this critical vision - and all this knowledge - that we can try to do better. Thank you very much!!
Dec 24, 2022 at 3:21pmWeb
Show threadCory DoctorowDec 24, 2022
@lira Thank you, Lira.