The Synapse Sequence

This is the fly in the ointment of free-market capitalism. It cannot ensure that profits are gained in a fair way, or distributed in a fair manner. On the contrary, the craving to increase profits and production blinds people to anything that might stand in the way. When growth becomes a supreme good, unrestricted by any other ethical consideration

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Here are some summary points that you should keep in mind as you seek to understand the Information Revolution: A shift in the megapolitical foundations of power normally unfolds far in advance of the actual revolutions in the use of power. Incomes are usually falling when a major transition begins, often because a society has rendered itself crisi

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Parce que la production sociale (celle du nécessaire et du superflu) exige de moins en moins de « travail » et distribue de moins en moins de salaires, il devient de plus en plus difficile de se procurer un revenu suffisant et stable au moyen d’un travail payé. Dans le discours du capital, on attribue cette difficulté au fait que « le travail manqu

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I think there is a mental health crisis amongst both journalists and artists, and I think that ad driven platform capitalism is largely responsible