What happens when technology serves power rather than people? In this timely episode, we connect recent whistleblower testimony about Facebook's alleged collaboration with the Chinese government to broader questions about who controls our digital future. Through firsthand experience working at Apple on both the revolutionary iPhone and the less transformative Vision Pro, we explore how bloated hierarchies stifle innovation while concentrating dangerous levels of control.

As AI capabilities advance, the stakes of this power concentration grow exponentially. Will these technologies enhance human freedom or enable unprecedented surveillance and control? The choice depends on whether we can flatten digital power structures and build technologies that distribute rather than concentrate power.

Key topics include:

Inside perspective on how corporate hierarchy affects technological innovation

Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams' testimony about CCP collaboration

The dangers of surveillance capitalism targeting vulnerable populations

AI's dual potential as tool for liberation or control

How to take meaningful action as a digital citizen

Keywords: tech insider perspective, Facebook whistleblower, digital surveillance, AI ethics, corporate hierarchy, technology innovation, Sarah Wynn-Williams testimony, Silicon Valley culture, digital freedom, tech power structures

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