#1004 - Why I Don't Believe in Conspiracies
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Conspiracy? No, thank you.
As you might imagine I hear accusations of conspiracies from all corners. Google / Apple / Microsoft / Facebook / whatever is tracking you / spying on you / manipulating you / who knows what else.
I'll believe anything, given proof. And there's the problem.
I've not seen any credible proof.
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Why I Don't Believe in Conspiracies
Especially "secret" ones.
There are many conspiracy theories in the tech industry. I'm a hard one to convince, and you should be, too.
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