NOT SO SUBTLY!!!-----Big Tech is subtly controlling our lives—and we need to fight back

Big Tech is subtly controlling our lives—and we need to fight back  link

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  Big Tech companies like Apple have an out-sized influence on nearly every facet of our lives...
  

"...The subtle introduction of “politically-correct” digital imagery like this “pregnant man” emoji is just one way Big Tech slowly steers users towards certain outcomes.

...It’s seen in Google’s new (and currently stalled) “inclusive language” feature, which autocorrects gendered terms like “landlord,” “policeman” or “housewife.” 

Technique doesn’t beat you over the head with clear-cut instructions or force you into a grandiose sense of submission. 

It embraces the slow-burn over time, tending “irresistibly toward completeness,” as Ellul wrote..."