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Oct 8Liked by lou millar-machugh (they/he)

Really interesting post. Adding Doppelgänger to my reading list.

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it’s an excellent read!

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Oct 9Liked by lou millar-machugh (they/he)

You word things so well !

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thank you so much!

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Oct 9Liked by lou millar-machugh (they/he)

I'm from Toronto and the sidewalk labs was such a stupid idea. The biggest factor was data collection! Also, yes, Spotify UX is getting lazy these days and updates too frequently even for an early adopter like myself.

And I specifically picked an air purifier without wifi because why does my air purifier need wifi and an app????

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im not surprised! and it's also a good example because a lot of the time people don't clock data collection, so seeing an example where people did, and organised to stop it, is very positive! also to be honest the only smart devices ive ever found useful is the philips hue bulbs because im lazy and have many many many lamps

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Awesome! I see many parallels with the worship of 'progress', which is summed up beautifully by your point about this automation being the natural next step in capitalism.

Thanks for the read! I've responded in my own way on my website.

https://ponderousandfriends.blog/2024/10/10/too-much-automation/

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