By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/09/2026Solipsism is a deadly, conscience-eroding occupational hazard of the rich and powerful. No visitor to Epstein Island could have made the visit if the pain of those young women was as real to them as the pain of their own daughters and friends. 516325
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/09/2026There's a short line from this solipsism to billionaires' enthusiasm for AI. When you don't think other people are really *real*, it's easy to believe that they can be swapped out for chatbots. 114821
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/09/2026Mark Zuckerberg's quest to replace your friends with chatbots makes sense once you realize that for Mark Zuckerberg, you and your friends are already just balky, shitty chatbots: pluralistic.net/2026/08/06/s...pluralistic.netPluralistic: Eternal Sloptember (06 Aug 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 113217
