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We Are What We Choose
Freedom comes with responsibility. In this reflection, Stephen Bauman considers the darker side of our supposedly free digital marketplace—from addictive algorithms and AI slop to misinformation, pornography, and echo chambers. If the market gives us what we demand, what responsibility do we bear for what we consume? As the midterm elections approach, he argues that genuine freedom is found not simply in having endless choices, but in making responsible choices rooted in our highest values.
Transcript:A large majority of American politicians and economists like to remind us that capitalism…
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