We Have Always Been the Underbelly of the Machine: How the Philippines has become a cyberpunk tech dystopia

The Philippines–and the Global South in general–are often framed in news stories as background characters in the global tech industry stage. This graphic essay argues that technological trends in this side of the world aren't just subplots to the life and times of Silicon Valley venture capitalists. What's happening here is what sustains the digital economy’s present, and it is a glimpse into everybody's future.