It's even more the case in China, where their big tech companies have integrated with the government. Imagine being unable to get a loan without a Facebook acco

It's even more the case in China, where their big tech companies have integrated with the government. Imagine being unable to get a loan without a Facebook account, or being unable to vote without Google. It's tempting to see these trends and just cut yourself off even further; boycott Big Tech and claim that they don't affect you because you're opting-out. But we're reaching a point where that's not enough, because eventually we won't have the option to opt-out unless we do something about it now. Instead we have to engage with our society and take action in our democratic channels, to change things before they get to that point.