Autism, Algorithms and Authoritarianism
Autism and Fascism Have Crossed Paths Before—but Not How You Think “Information wants to be free”, observed Stewart Brand during a discussion with Steve Wozniak at the 1984 Hackers Conference. In hindsight, it was a simple, almost cute mantra for us. Perhaps it should’ve been obvious that it would hold doubly true for mis- and disinformation. I think we just naively assumed that everyone sought to share the truth in accordance with science and reason. We were just trying to figure the machines out, no fear. ...