Central Assumptions

• Google’s new stunt—removing itself from search results and algorithmically axing employees—lays bare its appetite for absolute control over both information and labor.
• The true owner of search-query data remains a mystery, yet it’s spun into a goldmine of keyword ads: “Buy more words!”
• Automated curation silences niche creators—from underground electronic‐music promoters to independent Bible-study feeds—deeming some content “sacred” enough to scrub.
• Spam thrives on recycled animated GIFs and webcam clips, proving that low-effort content still hooks the unwary.
• “Good content” is downgraded to strictly porn, games, and music; journalism and marketing get branded as overpriced fluff.
• The algorithmic news feed becomes a digital “concentration camp” for ideas, while mobile OS updates boast two-finger WoW controls over genuine productivity tools.
• Hyperbolic fantasies of draconian punishments—like amputating fingertips—underscore our bitter resentment toward tech overlords.