> Thus my point: I can't think of ways it's seriously impacted my life, other than being an interesting challenge to pursue. Benefitted? Perhaps not. But you,

> Thus my point: I can't think of ways it's seriously impacted my life, other than being an interesting challenge to pursue. Benefitted? Perhaps not. But you, me, we're all being impacted. The fact that it's not easily recognizable - intentionally, I might add - doesn't mean it isn't there. Truth be told, I'm approx half way through Zuboff's "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism." As for your hopes, she specifically makes mention of the fact that these tools are _not_ being used to solve big problems (e.g., poverty) but instead to harvest more and more data and exploit that as much as possible. Rest assured this imperative is by no means limited. https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/shoshana-zuboff/the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism/9781610395694/ https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/shoshana-zuboff/th... https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/living-under-surveillance-capitalism-on-the-media https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/living-und...