Tagged: care sovereignty

The Middleman’s Toll: My War Against the Venture Capital Siege on Mental Health

The Silicon Valley land grab for the human soul didn't happen overnight. It was a slow, calculated siege, masked by the friendly blue-and-white interfaces of platforms promising to "democratize" mental health. But as we move into 2026, the sleek UX of these multi-billion-dollar intermediaries has revealed a cold, extractive reality. This is the industrialization of intimacy, a structural disruptio

The Industrialization of Intimacy: Corporate Intermediaries and the Struggle for Care Sovereignty