"Many geeks are the embodiment of the "don't trust the government" / "don't trust corporations" counterculture, but when equity grants entered the equation, we architected much of the modern techno-surveillance state."

Is that really "embodiment"

Sounds like the opposite

People in the practice of abusing blind trust (the people generally are never seen; they fear being publicly named)

Did everyone read yesterday's Brian Cantrill anecdote

Corporations like Google and Meta, and most other so-called "tech" companies, _assume_ trust

Getting trust for free, never earned. "Don't trust corporations". Except for "Big Tech". WTF

"Don't trust the government" is laughable when the person works for a goverment contractor

No such thing as integrity in SillyCon Valley