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In accepting the Googles and Facebooks of the world as our default information providers, we have made many bizarre compromises of this sort. But our lack of exploration into alternative models isn’t a testament to the exceptional quality of Silicon Valley’s offerings; it’s a consequence of the hegemony of Panglossian neoliberalism. Any departure from the market model is depicted as a regression to central planning or outdated systems like Minitel and the Post Office.