- Tristan Harris & Aza Raskin — Center for Humane Technology; “climate change of the human mind.”
- Jaron Lanier — Social media as behavioral modification; harms to democracy.
- Roger McNamee — Early investor turned critic; warns of systemic risks.
- Shoshana Zuboff — Surveillance capitalism as a new power form.
- Douglas Rushkoff — “Team Human”; reclaiming autonomy.
- Neil Postman — “Amusing Ourselves to Death” (pre‑smartphone prescience).
- Policy frames — EU DSA, UK Online Safety Bill, UN digital cooperation panels.
DDC is practical: we help you change your day. But it’s grounded in the bigger picture — so you understand the system you’re resisting.