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Algorithmic Feudalism

November 20, 2019

Algorithmic Feudalism  Stiegler insists, however, that authentic thinking and calculative thinking are not mutually exclusive; indeed, mathematical rationality is one of our major prosthetic extensions. But the catastrophe of the digital age is that the global economy, powered by computational “reason” and driven by profit, is foreclosing the horizon of independent reflection for the majority […]

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Friday Hasn’t Even Started Yet, But It’s Already Ugly

October 26, 2018

Friday Hasn’t Even Started Yet, But It’s Already Ugly The FANGMAN stocks went to heck afterhours. Just a note to show how decrepit and ephemeral the enthusiasm for stocks is. So far in October, the S&P 500 has booked 13 losing days, including October 10, when the index dropped 3.3%, and October 24, when it […]

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“Tech-Wrecked”: Global Stocks, US Futures Plunge As Panic Selling Returns

October 26, 2018

“Tech-Wrecked”: Global Stocks, US Futures Plunge As Panic Selling Returns “The good news is: It’s Friday. The bad news is: everything else.” For traders, Bloomberg’s summary of today’s early morning action couldn’t be more spot on. On the last day of a turbulent week, global market turmoil is back with a vengeance and traders in […]

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The Big Tech Backlash of 2018

April 6, 2018

The Big Tech Backlash of 2018 Herbert Ponting Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition, Antarctica 1911 Something must be terribly wrong with the world. A few days ago Elizabeth Warren agreed with Trump on China, now Bernie Sanders agrees with him about Amazon. What’s happening? Bernie Sanders Agrees With Trump: Amazon Has Too Much Power Independent Vermont […]

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Facebook: Six Degrees of Giant Squid

March 22, 2018

Facebook: Six Degrees of Giant Squid Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) German artist, philosopher, composer, mystic Cosmic TreeAll of a sudden, politicians in the EU, UK, and USA all want to talk to Mark Zuckerberg. That’s a bad enough sign all by itself. It means they all either have been asleep, complicit, or they’re not very […]

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Tax Them Till They Bleed

November 12, 2017

Tax Them Till They Bleed  Jean-Léon Gérôme Truth Coming Out of Her Well to Shame Mankind 1896An entire library of articles about Big Tech is coming out these days, and I find that much of it is written so well, and the ideas in them so well expressed, that I have little to add. Except, […]

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How Facebook and Google threaten public health – and democracy

November 11, 2017

How Facebook and Google threaten public health – and democracy The sad truth is that Facebook and Google have behaved irresponsibly in the pursuit of massive profits. And this has come at a cost to our health ‘Substance cannot compete with sensation, which must be amplified constantly, lest consumers get distracted and move on.’ Photograph: Anadolu […]

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