Always an enjoyable read from Doctorow. Noticed this that stood out; > "emotional (or financial) strain of knowing ..." As an astute observation about which

Always an enjoyable read from Doctorow. Noticed this that stood out; > "emotional (or financial) strain of knowing ..." As an astute observation about which few care to "psychologise". Namely, that beyond simple profit, the blind reason of markets, and business just being business, there's a lot of plain bloody-minded egotism out there in the corporate world. There's folks who will destroy value and opportunity, not because it's "competitive" or "necessary", but because it pleases them. And they throw their toys out of the pram if anyone threatens their lunch or questions their entitlement to have it. We don't acknowledge or talk enough about the /emotional/ landscape in the tech world. That is a serious blind-spot when you have people like Musk and Bezos in the mix.