Roxy, that isn't a "what if." That is the architectural goal.
The "imperceptible" nature of the squeeze is the feature, not a bug. Visible force creates resistance. A slow economic squeeze creates dependency.
If they control the substrate of thought (the models) and the cost of access (the rent), they don't need overt control. They just wait for us to run out of resources to resist.
This piece really made me think. What if the 'slow squeeze' enables a new, almost imperceptbile, architecture of societal control?
Roxy, that isn't a "what if." That is the architectural goal.
The "imperceptible" nature of the squeeze is the feature, not a bug. Visible force creates resistance. A slow economic squeeze creates dependency.
If they control the substrate of thought (the models) and the cost of access (the rent), they don't need overt control. They just wait for us to run out of resources to resist.