Neofeudalism and the Digital Manor
What really puzzles me about Apple fans and it's userbase is that they <i>do not care</i>. They simply do not care at all what's being done to them.<p>It's the strongest example of consumer cultism. Absolute in their exceptionalism and ignorance. Similar problems discussed in the article are found in Tesla.<p>The lowest common denominator of consumer cultism is surveillance and it's no surprise that both Apple and Tesla do exceptionally well in authoritarian countries like China.<p>When our data is worth more than a barrel of oil, strange things are happening.