By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/08/2026Why is it so believable that a loved one might call you in a panic because they've been arrested or injured and need an immediate cash payment before they can get bail or doctor's treatment? 28/ 1501
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/08/2026Because our criminal justice system and our health care system are *already* plagued by this kind of inhumane, high-handed, extortionate behavior. 29/ 1611
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/08/2026Why do you fall for a deepfake of celeb shilling for supplements or a shitcoin? Maybe it's because celebs *actually* shill for supplements and shitcoins, and face no consequences for helping rope us all into scams: gizmodo.com/matt-damon-c... 30/gizmodo.comMatt Damon Says He Did That Dumb Crypto.com Ad Because His Water Nonprofit Was 'Down'The "fortune favors the brave" crypto Super Bowl commercial was used to finance water micro-financing nonprofit Water.org. 1641
