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"Once we searched Google, but now Google searches us. Once we thought of digital services as free, but now surveillance capitalists think of us as free", @shoshanazuboff is on fire in this interview about her new book: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. t.co

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Gives away something genuinely useful before asking for anything.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Quotes someone directly, which makes the moment concrete rather than summarised.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: corporate
Mechanisms: Reciprocity
Written for: Hiring managers and founders

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