You paid a thousand fucking dollars for that distraction rectangle in your pocket, and you’re still the product. What’s more, Apple has rigged iOS so that you can’t mod the OS to block its spying.
Oh, what a great lecture! I applaud.
- Read it on pluralistic.net.
- Or watch it on YouTube.
I did both.
And as a bonus, two book recommendations. Authored by the speaker:
Many people are asking “Why force Apple to open up their platforms? Why don’t the users just pick another platform to run their software on?”. If you are genuinely interested in the long answer, I strongly recommend “Chokepoint Capitalism” and “The Internet Con” by Cory Doctorow