The question then becomes do they need us more than we need them?

I’d argue that the answer is yes. The key is organizing collectively.

I previously thought this was extremely unlikely. But a lot of the happy-clappy veneer seems to be coming off on the inside. Even this week with net neutrality, (within my tech-monopoly) the number of people who want to do something and are pissed off with:

”you don’t understand technology policy, monkeys; we have lobbyists, do anything and get fired”

... coming down from the top, is much larger than I’d expected.