surveillance-capitalism-realpolitik
The pragmatic and power-driven strategies underpinning surveillance capitalism's expansion.
2 chapters across 2 books
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power (2019)Shoshana Zuboff
Part II of 'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism' delves into the mechanisms and implications of surveillance capitalism as it advances into new realms of human experience. It explores how human behavior is predicted, modified, and commodified through data extraction and behavioral modification techniques, emphasizing the political and economic imperatives driving these processes. The chapters collectively analyze the transformation of personal experience into data, the conquest of human autonomy, and the struggle over the right to shape the future.
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (2019)Shoshana Zuboff
Part II of 'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism' delves into the mechanisms and implications of surveillance capitalism's expansion, focusing on how human behavior is predicted, captured, and manipulated for profit. It explores the transformation of personal experience into data, the conquest of individual autonomy, and the socio-political dynamics that enable this new economic order. The chapters collectively reveal how surveillance capitalism redefines reality, agency, and the future through pervasive data extraction and behavioral modification.