Individual action as a way to effect change or “voting with your dollar” is a myth that these large corporations benefit from. Sure, we should stop using their services, but you’re never going to convince people to individually give things up in the hundreds of millions.
You gotta force legislators into actually doing their jobs, and failing that, burn down the fucking data centers.
While I agree, its apathy and stupidity that led us to this point. Big tech would have nowhere near this much power if every single person didnt willingly hand out all of their data at every turn and use every big tech product that was advertised to them.
Big tech would have nowhere near this much power if every single person didnt willingly hand out all of their data at every turn and use every big tech product that was advertised to them.
Sure they would. They don’t need every single person, they just need a lot. Most people are apathetic and stupid, this kind of hypothetical doesn’t really get us anywhere. If your mechanism for change doesn’t work when most people are apathetic and stupid, it isn’t going to work.
I mean the issue is the stupid people. As always. The crazy thing is its never before in The history of humanity been easier to learn all there is to possibly know, and we still have dumbasses running around. Like, how.
Good point. However…dont people know this and take it upon themselves to be wary of media thats owned by billionaires and Instead find independent real journalism and actual news and/or talk to actual people? No, just me ? OK then. This is why the world is on track to pure fascism.
Individual action as a way to effect change or “voting with your dollar” is a myth that these large corporations benefit from. Sure, we should stop using their services, but you’re never going to convince people to individually give things up in the hundreds of millions.
You gotta force legislators into actually doing their jobs, and failing that, burn down the fucking data centers.
While I agree, its apathy and stupidity that led us to this point. Big tech would have nowhere near this much power if every single person didnt willingly hand out all of their data at every turn and use every big tech product that was advertised to them.
Sure they would. They don’t need every single person, they just need a lot. Most people are apathetic and stupid, this kind of hypothetical doesn’t really get us anywhere. If your mechanism for change doesn’t work when most people are apathetic and stupid, it isn’t going to work.
I mean the issue is the stupid people. As always. The crazy thing is its never before in The history of humanity been easier to learn all there is to possibly know, and we still have dumbasses running around. Like, how.
It’s never been easier to disseminate propaganda and misinformation. Billionaires own the media companies and the digital infrastructure.
Good point. However…dont people know this and take it upon themselves to be wary of media thats owned by billionaires and Instead find independent real journalism and actual news and/or talk to actual people? No, just me ? OK then. This is why the world is on track to pure fascism.
You are wildly overestimating the media literacy of the average person.
Collective misbehavior requires collective correction.