> Yeah, but why do people still trust corporations?
When most of your time is spent ensuring your material needs are met, then whatever time remains is precious. Telling someone hustling two different "gig economy" jobs sixteen hours per day to give a shit about the long term privacy implications of the stupid smart speaker he got his kid for Christmas is asking… a lot.
This is why change through popular political action peaked in the US in the late 1960s/early 1970s. People, on average, had more leisure time on their hands than ever before. More leisure time ⇒ more time to think, organize, unify, and give a shit beyond the immediate here & now.
When most of your time is spent ensuring your material needs are met, then whatever time remains is precious. Telling someone hustling two different "gig economy" jobs sixteen hours per day to give a shit about the long term privacy implications of the stupid smart speaker he got his kid for Christmas is asking… a lot.
This is why change through popular political action peaked in the US in the late 1960s/early 1970s. People, on average, had more leisure time on their hands than ever before. More leisure time ⇒ more time to think, organize, unify, and give a shit beyond the immediate here & now.