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Shammed App
- Dave Eggers's book "The Every" features a fictional app called Shammed.
- This app allows people to film others' wrongdoings and publicly shame them.
Surveillance and Paranoia
- Constant surveillance creates low-level paranoia, especially in urban areas.
- Public shaming through readily available filming contributes to this paranoia.
Tech's Shift
- Dave Eggers observed the tech industry's shift from egalitarian to monopolistic.
- He noted how "digital solutionism" became the dominant approach to problem-solving.