This is similar to how [1b Not all knowledge systems will hear archival silences the same way]({{< ref "1b Not all knowledge systems will hear archival silences the same way" >}}), in indigenous or otherwise colonized cultures.

If [2 Metadata surrogates have more value than what they are surrogates of in a capitalist society]({{< ref "2 Metadata surrogates have more value than what they are surrogates of in a capitalist society" >}}), then I am reclaiming that value by creating my own surrogate, rather than the only surrogate being the one constructed through governmental and corporate data collection.