Get Off My Cloud
"Get Off My Cloud" was the Rolling Stones' 1965 answer to everyone who came climbing onto their space after "Satisfaction" made them famous — a kiss-off to a world that wouldn't stop crowding them, wouldn't stop wanting a piece. Sixty years later, the biggest law firms in America are singing it to OpenAI. Quit climbing onto our data. Quit metering our thinking. We'll build our own, thanks.
Harry DeMott · Sep 15, 2026 · 10 min read
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