iDreams become iNightmares: Early Silicon Valley’s Idealism Begat Our Connected Dystopia

"To reclaim our digital lives, we must look past the polished corporate facades and recognize our devices for what they have become under the current regime of data capitalism. Reversing this catastrophe requires us to channel the original, rebellious spirit of early Silicon Valley." Long before the smartphone became an inescapable, hyper-monetized appendage of modern life, a small group of…