Essays You Can Always Write
and that you are welcome to take on at any time
how empathy has become a product for corporations to sell When caring becomes another line on the balance sheet. big tech’s promises of progress that benefit only the few Innovation for some, extraction for everyone else. how capitalism rents your time and convinces you it’s yours The illusion of autonomy in a system built on exploitation. the hollow performance of ‘doing good’ in positions of power Benevolence as the ultimate PR strategy. why tech utopias always lead to more control, not freedom How the future we’re sold narrows the choices we have. how hustle culture profits from burnout and exhaustion Turning overwork into a virtue, one paycheck at a time. environmental grief monetized by neoliberalism’s cold hand From carbon credits to eco-friendly consumerism: the tragedy of green capitalism. how reliance on data erodes our human intuition When algorithms decide what we should already know. the corporate theft of indigenous knowledge for profit Colonialism 2.0: monetizing wisdom that was never for sale. why expertise is being replaced by cheap crowdsourcing The devaluation of deep knowledge in favor of quick fixes. how predictive policing perpetuates systemic racism Using tech to legitimize racial profiling under the guise of safety. corporate control over speech, even in our silence When freedom of expression is managed by those who own the platforms. why the internet traps us in endless scrolling without learning Information overload, but we’re no wiser for it. how automation widens the class divide and sharpens inequality Robots don’t take our jobs, they help make them more exploitative. crisis capitalism: turning disasters into profit opportunities How pandemics, climate change, and emergencies become market opportunities. why nationalism cannot survive the coming climate collapse Borders become meaningless when the land itself disappears. freedom in the digital age: always accompanied by surveillance Your rights, monitored and managed by the technology that "frees" you. solidarity commodified as a brand, empty of real action Activism for sale: when resistance becomes just another hashtag. smart cities as tools of surveillance, not empowerment The promise of efficiency hides the reality of control. intellectual property laws perpetuate inequality Who gets to own ideas in a world built on inequality?