Oxford philosopher Carissa Véliz: don't accept the 'inevitable' tech future sold by industry
CarissaVeliz · x · 2026-10-14
Oxford philosopher Carissa Véliz argues in Project Syndicate that tech leaders frame privacy surrender and other trends as an 'inevitable' future to discourage resistance. Her key point: predictions only become self-fulfilling prophecies if people believe and act on them. The future exists only in our minds, she writes — being more attached to it than to the present means being ruled by one's hopes and fears. The piece calls for reclaiming agency over online life rather than passively accepting AI-era privacy erosion. Full text is behind registration.
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