By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/08/2026You're not stupid, but even a generational genius could not acquire the expertise to answer the long list of life-or-death questions we face every day. 12/ 1654
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/08/2026Are the food hygiene standards followed by your grocer or lunchtime spot adequate, or will your dinner make you shit yourself to death? Are the building codes that specify the alloys in the steel joists that hold up the roof over your head sufficient, or are you about to be crushed to death? 13/ 1701
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/08/2026Is the software in your anti-lock brakes any good, or will you die in a fireball en route to work? From food additives to pedagogy, psychotherapeutic techniques to retirement savings, it would take a 100 lifetimes for you to acquire the 200 PhDs needed to answer these questions for yourself. 14/ 1772
