How to not build the Torment Nexus

A critical examination of working in tech when companies build harmful products. The author argues that maintaining ethical integrity while building surveillance tools, AI systems that exploit artists' work, or platforms enabling disinformation is impossible. While acknowledging real constraints like visa status and healthcare needs, the piece advocates for either doing poor work at harmful companies or leaving the industry entirely. The author traces tech's evolution from innovation-focused to extraction-focused, comparing current harmful tech products to historical systems of oppression.