The argument isn’t “tech is the problem,” but that autonomy narratives are used to shift risk, degrade labor, and justify valuations without real system-level productivity gains. That’s a critique of incentives and power structures, not of technological progress itself.
In that sense, “don’t blame tech, blame the system” is very close to the article’s point, not opposed to it.
That's what the billionaires are betting on. That or running away when the bombs hit.
Whether that last sentence is figurative or literal relies on how we react in the next few years. Maybe even few months here in the US.
Agreed. I think people would be open to suggestions if you have actionable ways to improve the current socio-economic system.
Read the article.
If by "people" you mean "Cory Doctorow, the author of the article", then you really don't know anything about their work.
For example, he coined the term "enshitifacation" and talks often about the "enshitogenic policy environment" that gives rise to it.
Yeah, we're back to feudal lords having the power to control society, they can even easily buy governments... Seems like the problem is with neo-liberalist capitalism, without any controls coming from the society (i.e. democractically elected governments) it will maximize exploitation.