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Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club)'s status on Tuesday, 08-May-2018 18:01:39 EDT Hattie Cat

Are we data mines or data factories? The choice of metaphor is important as it shapes how we respond to the power of Silcon Valley.
"In the end, we may discover that the best means of curbing Silicon Valley’s power lies in an expansion of personal awareness, personal choice, and personal resistance." http://www.roughtype.com/?p=8394
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  I am a data factory (and so are you)
  
  By Nick from ROUGH TYPE
  
  1. Mines and Factories Am I a data mine, or am I a data factory? Is data extracted from me, or is data produced by me? Both metaphors are ugly, but the distinction between them is crucial. The meta…
1. Hattie Cat (hattiecat@shitposter.club)'s status on Tuesday, 08-May-2018 18:07:41 EDT Hattie Cat
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  Problem is that personal resistance only goes so far. Only by raising public awareness and encouraging mass resistance can we really have an effect.
  
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