Just reading these stats on #AI data centers and I think it's clear that robots are not taking our jobs, they're busy taking our water and our electricity first.
Many experts join in institutions of power in society hoping to sew the seeds of change from within, only to realize that there is actually very little insiders can do to push the needle. Corporations are beholden to Boards, Boards to investors and other shareholder groups. And for those in state administrative or bureaucratic roles, they even legally give up their right to lobby, speak out, or resist (i.e. the Hatch Act).
It is only when those people quit jobs in positions of power that as private civilians, that they can join political groups, speak out against injustice and evade forced complicity or silencing, while using their expert knowledge. Of course, then, they are no longer on the inside. And their power comes not from their position of privilege but from their ability to join collective groups advocating for change.
Which avenue would you choose to push back effectively against coercive power?
