By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 02/09/2026Human beings are *too valuable* to be priced. We have an entire, *sui generis* way of balancing the conflicting interests of human rights. 21/ 1361
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 02/09/2026My daughter and wife have rights over me, I have rights over them, and when those rights conflict - say, if my daughter believes I can no longer care for myself and wants to put me in a care home - the process for resolving that conflict isn't an auction: www.theguardian.com/technology/2... 22/theguardian.com"Intellectual property" is a silly euphemismOwning a song or a piece of writing isn't like owning a television, and to call it anyone's 'property' is seriously misleading 1430
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 02/09/2026Your kids aren't your property. In fact, *all* the most important relationships in your life are non-market. Doctors have patients, not customers. Any time a doctor calls you a "customer" they are *demoting you*. A doctor doesn't sell you health. 23/ 1678
