Because much of the world’s economy is powered by the collective addiction of a huge portion of the population that willingly gives up its agency and privacy for hits of brain chemicals that make them feel superficially good while ultimately only serving the needs of a few obscenely wealthy people who fully understand and are okay with the harms they cause. We’re their batteries. We give them their power and they trap us with shiny gadgets and new games to play, continually turning our power against us and exploiting more of our economic, social, and cultural value.
Because much of the world’s economy is powered by the collective addiction of a huge portion of the population that willingly gives up its agency and privacy for hits of brain chemicals that make them feel superficially good while ultimately only serving the needs of a few obscenely wealthy people who fully understand and are okay with the harms they cause. We’re their batteries. We give them their power and they trap us with shiny gadgets and new games to play, continually turning our power against us and exploiting more of our economic, social, and cultural value.