Cory Doctorow on Nostr: Corporate apologists like to claim that the proliferation of apps proves that users ...

Corporate apologists like to claim that the proliferation of apps proves that users like them. Neoliberal economists *love* the idea that business as usual represents a "#RevealedPreference." This is an intellectually unserious tautology: "you do this, so you must like it":

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