manifesto

The internet was once heralded as a democratizing force, a platform where voices from all walks of life could be heard and ideas freely exchanged. However, this promise has been betrayed as a handful of mega-corporations have come to dominate the digital realm, wielding unprecedented power over our online experiences. These corporations harvest our personal data, manipulate our behaviors, and attempt to monopolize our attention, all in the pursuit of ever-increasing profits.

Social media platforms, pitched as tools for connectivity and community building, have devolved into echo chambers of algorithmic manipulation and targeted advertising. Our feeds are curated not to inform or enlighten us, but to keep us scrolling; addicted to the dopamine hits of likes and shares. Our privacy is routinely violated, our data exploited for corporate gain, with little regard for our consent or autonomy.

We are inundated with garbage, generated by so-called "Artificial Intelligence" and designed to manipulate us. This slop has piled up and overtaken human-generated content, which has all been relegated to the depths of search results thanks to "Search Engine Optimization".