Cory Doctorow on Nostr: MLK said that "the law can't make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching ...
MLK said that "the law can't make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me." It's *impossible* to get tech bosses to believe you deserve care and decency, but you *can* stop them from abusing you. The way to do that is by making them fear you - by abolishing the laws that create lock-in, by legally enshrining a right to privacy, by protecting competition.
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