Recent comic: Cutting out the Middleman

I suspect that some readers might interpret this cartoon as a call for Luddism, but mostly it's a reflection of thoughts I've been having lately about out-of-control data harvesting and a growing surveillance state.

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Cutting Out the Middleman

SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING YOU DO NOW, THERE'S SOME TECH BRO TRYING TO GET INVOLVED.
Tech bro: HEL-LO! I CAN HELP YOU WRITE THAT LETTER!

AND THEY ARE EVERYWHERE.
CARS REPORT EVERYTHING YOU DO
Phone showing DoorDump app - FOOD DELIVERED THROUGH APP
Amazon Echo device - BIG BEZOS IS LISTENING


MAYBE IT'S TIME TO CUT OUT THE MIDDLEMEN.
HANDWRITTEN LETTERS
PRINT MEDIA - Newspaper called The Actually Edited News
FLIP PHONES
PRE-COMPUTERIZED CARS


THEY WOULDN'T LIKE IT.
Tech bro: HEY, I'LL DRAW CARTOONS FOR YOU, MAKE DECISIONS, PRETEND I'M YOUR BEST FRIEND--ANYTHING YOU WANT!
Woman listening to Sony WALKMAN: AH, PEACE AT LAST.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

@jensorensen@mastodon.social Printed news edited or generated with AI, because editor stuff already fired.
Paper mails scanned by robots, including AI, for sake of "state security".
pre-computerized cars are forbidden under sauce of "safety" and "stricter emissions standard".
cassette players are can be found only on flee markets and don't produced anymore.
Took look for button phones in a store I buy gadgets and did not seen a flip one there. Glad these button phones are still sold at 1 place at least...

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