Cory Doctorow: "America is not great. It has been gutted by the Epstein class, who robbed us blind, raped our kids, and are now selling us shitcoins and chatbots and the spectacle of protesters being shot in the streets."
https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart
Cory has had it up to here.
You should, too.
This nonsense with the billionaire class, and how fucking "genius" they are, has got to fucking stop.
No trillionaire is worth this, and no trillion-dollar capitalism is worth this sacrifice.
We are a nation of human and civil rights, written into the civil and governmental promise that these rights are inviolable.
Privacy, due process, safety, versus uncertainty and terror, every second of every day, we are watching these rights be enshittified. Before our own eyes.
What the fuck has happened, here?
Take our humanity back. Wrestle it away from the abusers of the power they have wrestled, from us, instead of being freely given, with the consent of the governed.
This is a deep, profound moment, in which we, collectively, find ourselves.
Be smarter than the rich assholes, and drive this country, and all of the other free nations of the world, forward, for all of our species.
Great quote 🙏🏻
And do we still use their products?
And that needs to change…
@dangillmor This was a fantastic read.
I think it worth acknowledging that just 18 months ago, this pullquote would've been deemed radical and alarmist by liberals. And that the "Epstein Class" does not go into remission when Democrats take office.
It's also worth acknowledging that change can lead to an absence of power, which causes a vacuum. And we are ill equipped to capture that power for the people.
Right now, as it stands, we're looking neoliberalism dying, and technocracy rising.
If we do not come to terms with the fact that Democrats, as an entity are not on our side, that they exist to maintain the power structures that benefit the Fortune 500 and the rising Cloud Empire, we have zero chance of capturing the changing winds.
Only then can we focus our attention on shifting our attention *away* from the trillions of ad impressions that current pay for our oppression.
lol I thought I was replying to this essay so take that for what it is worth
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