By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 02/09/2026In other words: not being able to afford privacy will result in you having even *less* disposable income, which will mean that you'll have to sell even *more* of your privacy. Lather, rinse, repeat. 13/ 1463
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 02/09/2026But even the wealthy people who can afford to forego the pittances Facebook and others offer in exchange for their private information will find privacy elusive. That's because private information isn't a "rival good" - a thing only one person can own at a time. 14/ 1310
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 02/09/2026The fact that your mother is your mother "belongs" to both you and her, as well as your grandparents, your father, your siblings and your kids. 15/ 1311