Tristan Nitot✓
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Latest comic on destruction of the public good

#comic #cartoon #pbs #cpb #media #government #radio

Wrecking Everything

THE DECADES-LONG PROJECT OF TRANSFERRING THE NATION'S WEALTH TO THE UPPER CRUST HAS REACHED ITS FINAL STRETCH.

Woman watching TV: THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING IS SHUTTING DOWN, THREATENING PBS.

CAN'T HAVE THE KIDS BEING GROOMED BY "ANTIQUES ROADSHOW."


Woman listening to radio: MY BELOVED COMMUNITY RADIO STATION IS LOSING CRITICAL FUNDING.

Radio: IF YOU EVER WANT TO HEAR THE VOICE OF A LIVE DJ FROM THIS CITY AGAIN, PLEASE HELP US!


Couple hiking. Woman: EVEN THE RANGER STATION AT MY FAVORITE HIKING TRAIL HAS BEEN SHUTTERED BECAUSE MOST OF THE STAFF HAVE BEEN FIRED!

Sign on ranger station: US FOREST SERVICE CLOSED


Woman: WHAT'S NEXT? THE SIMPLE PLEASURE OF A HOT SHOWER?

Man: ACTUALLY, THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY IS NOW BEING USED BY AN AI DATA CENTER, SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP THAT SHORT.
Wrecking Everything THE DECADES-LONG PROJECT OF TRANSFERRING THE NATION'S WEALTH TO THE UPPER CRUST HAS REACHED ITS FINAL STRETCH. Woman watching TV: THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING IS SHUTTING DOWN, THREATENING PBS. CAN'T HAVE THE KIDS BEING GROOMED BY "ANTIQUES ROADSHOW." Woman listening to radio: MY BELOVED COMMUNITY RADIO STATION IS LOSING CRITICAL FUNDING. Radio: IF YOU EVER WANT TO HEAR THE VOICE OF A LIVE DJ FROM THIS CITY AGAIN, PLEASE HELP US! Couple hiking. Woman: EVEN THE RANGER STATION AT MY FAVORITE HIKING TRAIL HAS BEEN SHUTTERED BECAUSE MOST OF THE STAFF HAVE BEEN FIRED! Sign on ranger station: US FOREST SERVICE CLOSED Woman: WHAT'S NEXT? THE SIMPLE PLEASURE OF A HOT SHOWER? Man: ACTUALLY, THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY IS NOW BEING USED BY AN AI DATA CENTER, SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP THAT SHORT.

Recent comic: Cutting out the Middleman

I suspect that some readers might interpret this cartoon as a call for Luddism, but mostly it's a reflection of thoughts I've been having lately about out-of-control data harvesting and a growing surveillance state.

#tech #technology #privacy #data #comic #cartoon #surveillance #consumers #corporations