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Was modern technology really built to connect us or to collect us? In this video, we explore the deeper architecture behind today’s digital platforms. From DARPA’s canceled LifeLog program and the rise of Facebook, to the funding networks surrounding early AI research, to data-processing giants like Palantir, we examine how surveillance, behavioral prediction, and geospatial intelligence may shape the tools we use daily. We break down: • The DARPA LifeLog “coincidence” and the privatization of surveillance • The hidden financial networks behind early AI development • How social platforms harvest behavioral data • The real function of backend data processors • The end of photographic anonymity through AI-powered geolocation • The idea of a global “superclass” shaping technological power structures Is this just innovation or an architecture of infl ...