“Violet looked up at the perfectly full moon. Just a big dead rock floating there doing nothing. But it never ceased to be beautiful somehow. Maybe that’s what makes it beautiful, she considered. It’s not trying to be something it’s not. Earth, on the other hand, was straining pretty hard, always scrambling to remake itself in the image of some sci-fi dystopia from the golden age of ersatz coffee and mutton chop sideburns. When will it be enough?” EarthBeautifulNatureBeautyTechnologyMoonSci FiNatural BeautyThe MoonThe Earth Book:Dreck Source: Dreck
“Forget privacy; forget autonomy. You’re going to hand over the keys to your one and only mortal vessel, and you’re expected to pay for the privilege?!” TechnologyPsychologySocietyCapitalismPrivacyAutonomySurveillanceSurveillance Capitalism Book:Dreck Source: Dreck
“The whole planet would become one big interconnected web of cameras. It was all too much to fathom, this writhing, seething mass of digitized human lives—this mocking, sneering leviathan.” TechnologySocietyModern WorldModern LifeSurveillanceSurveillance StateSurveillance SocietySurveillance CamerasSurveillance CapitalismSurveillance Technology Book:Dreck Source: Dreck