@stpaultim @darius There’s very little that’s subjective about surveillance capitalism. Here’s how it works:
1. Startup gets VC
2. Startup creates tool that does two things: a. The thing it tells its users that it does (the features, what attracts, addicts, and keeps people using it), b. The thing it tells its customers that it does (extracts value from its users to exploit them for profit)
3. If enough people fall for (a), the startup scales and exits (gets bought or IPOs)