We don't talk anywhere near enough about how the tech industry is fucking with the general public's understanding of consent.

Fairly often I will opt out of something that would have been obviously reasonable a few years ago, and people will look at me like I drove a truck through the room.

Things like:
- I won't be appearing on camera today
- I don't wish to speak on a recording to be published on the University website
- I won't be giving my personal details to an overseas third party just to use a notepad tool in one meeting

I see this seeping through into attitudes about consent in other everyday life contexts. People are so used to being walked all over by their tech that they're increasingly shocked by boundaries.

DEAR ENGLISH-ONLY EDITORS

in Spanish and Portuguese cultures, names are a BFD. our mothers last names carry as much weight as our fathers. that’s why we have 2 last names, AS A MINIMUM… BUT!

we don’t use our whole names all the time. it is expected we use our shortened names in most transactional situations, including contracts. certainly, in the press.

so Kilmar Armando Abrego García’s short name is KILMAR ABREGO.

and the shorthand for Mr Abrego’s lawsuits should be: ABREGO GARCÍA v. NOEM