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Mike Pepi is a cultural critic and author of Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia (Melville House, 2025)

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About Mike Pepi

Writer, critic, person in tech. Author of "Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia" out now: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/761644/against-platforms-by-mike-pepi/

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