More underestimation of the Russians ' effect on the 2016 US election and government

[jody2.718]

Wow! I was just reading this article, when I paused to check out the p-list, and, lo and behold, it's being referenced by Mike. It is interesting and goes to the heart of consumer enabled self-enslavement Here's a good sample:

"While the general modus operandi of [Google](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/google), Facebook et al has been known and understood (at least by some people) for a while, what has been missing – and what Zuboff provides – is the insight and scholarship to situate them in a wider context. She points out that while most of us think that we are dealing merely with algorithmic inscrutability, in fact what confronts us is the latest phase in capitalism’s long evolution – from the making of products, to mass production, to managerial capitalism, to services, to financial capitalism, and now to the exploitation of behavioural predictions covertly derived from the surveillance of users. In that sense, her vast (660-page) book is a continuation of a tradition that includes Adam Smith, Max Weber, Karl Polanyi and – dare I say it – Karl Marx."

 And Mr. Jing, glad to hear from you again, as well. You are Chinese I assume. I would love to hear your take on the Chinese use (and abuse?) of facial recognition technology. Of course, you may be Taiwanese, but still, you're sure to be more enlightened than I am about that sort of thing.

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For those of you debating the place of consumerism vs the deep state here's an interesting read

'The goal is to automate us': welcome to the age of surveillance
capitalism
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cheers
Mike

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Mr Jing:

Ah, socialism. I guess nobody has tried that one yet.