#THREAD Capitalism 2.0
Data is now more valuable than oil. Your most personal data is continually extracted from you, & its owners know things about you that you don't.
It's used by Govts & corporations to imperceptibly nudge, manipulate & exploit you.
theconversation.com/personalised-g…
Data is now more valuable than oil. Your most personal data is continually extracted from you, & its owners know things about you that you don't.
It's used by Govts & corporations to imperceptibly nudge, manipulate & exploit you.
theconversation.com/personalised-g…
How does this happen, & what are the implications?
"Your data isn't just about you. It's about how it can be used against every person you know - and people you don't - to shape behaviour unconsciously."
"Your data isn't just about you. It's about how it can be used against every person you know - and people you don't - to shape behaviour unconsciously."
https://twitter.com/RobertGReeve/status/1397032784703655938
Bernays: 'the aim is to co-opt the publics’ strongest drives & “turn” them towards new desires that stabilize & profit the corporation'.
The minutiae of our personal lives are harvested, commoditised & sold to those who use it to create new conduct for us - which benefits them.
The minutiae of our personal lives are harvested, commoditised & sold to those who use it to create new conduct for us - which benefits them.
To understand how best to respond to this 'brave new world', we need to better understand how we got here - & how to avoid the wrong solutions.
And in order to do that, we all need to better understand the evolution & practices of corporate propaganda.
And in order to do that, we all need to better understand the evolution & practices of corporate propaganda.
https://twitter.com/docrussjackson/status/1376451860622630912
It's not just about corporate propaganda, outsourcing/privatisation, public services cuts & shrinking the state.
The US Libertarian billionaire project is nothing less than a permanent alteration power relations: dismantle democracy & install #oligarchy.
The US Libertarian billionaire project is nothing less than a permanent alteration power relations: dismantle democracy & install #oligarchy.
https://twitter.com/docrussjackson/status/1316654443836866560
"Worn down by a decade of austerity, and mesmerised by and addicted to new technology and mindless entertainment, the people failed to take warnings of the dangers of their new leader seriously..."
russjackson.medium.com/are-we-there-y…
russjackson.medium.com/are-we-there-y…
Back to the gambling - this is how it plays out in real life:
https://twitter.com/docrussjackson/status/1219224484793724930
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