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Tag Archives: Algorithms
Automatons – Life Inside the Unreal Machine
By Kingsley L. Dennis Source: Waking Times ɔːˈtɒmət(ə)n/ noun a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being. a machine which performs a range of functions according to a predetermined set of coded instructions. used in similes and … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Dystopia, media, Media Literacy, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged Algorithms, artificial intelligence, Automatons, confirmation bias, Consciousness, culture, Dystopia, golems, Humanity, Hyperreality, idiocracy, media, Media Literacy, Philosophy, psychology, Robots, Social Media, society, Sociology, Technocracy, technology
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Jacques Ellul: A Prophet for Our Tech-Saturated Times
Read his works to understand how we’ve been caught in technology’s nightmarish hold. By Andrew Nikiforuk Source: The Tyee By now you have probably read about the so-called “tech backlash.” Facebook and other social media have undermined what’s left of … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, civil liberties, consciousness, culture, Dystopia, Economics, History, internet freedom, media, Media Literacy, Philosophy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technology
Tagged Algorithms, Chamath Palihapitiya, Consciousness, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Facebook, Google, history, HyperNormalization, Internet, Jacques Ellul, Modern Civilization, Philosophy, propaganda, Silicon Valley, Social Media, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technological Progress, Technological Society, technology
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Philip K. Dick and the Fake Humans
(Editor’s note: on this 36th anniversary of the passing of Philip K. Dick, it seems an appropriate time to note the relevance of his work to our current dystopia as Henry Farrell does in the following essay. Unfortunately the author … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Authoritarianism, consciousness, Conspiracy, culture, Dirty Politics, Dystopia, Empire, Hackers, media, news, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, society, Sociology, Technology
Tagged Aldous Huxley, Algorithms, automation, big data, Consciousness, Dystopia, Fake News, George Orwell, Philip K. Dick, PKD, politics, propaganda, Reality, sci-fi, Science fiction, Social Media, Sociology, technology
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Something is wrong on the internet
By James Bridle Source: Medium As someone who grew up on the internet, I credit it as one of the most important influences on who I am today. I had a computer with internet access in my bedroom from the … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, consciousness, Consumerism, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, media, Media Literacy, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Technology, Video
Tagged Algorithms, automation, Bounce Patrol, capitalism, Child Abuse, Childhood Development, culture, Dystopia, Finger Family, Internet, Little Baby Bum, media, Peppa Pig, Play Go Toys, psychology, society, technology, Toy Freaks, Transhumanism, Trauma, youtube
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Algorithmic Control and the Revolution of Desire
By Alfie Brown Source: ROAR Magazine Last year, Stanford University published a study confirming what many of us may long have suspected: that your computer can predict what you want with more accuracy than your spouse or your friends. Your … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, conditioning, consciousness, culture, media, Philosophy, Psy-ops, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technology
Tagged Algorithms, big data, Corporate Control, Cyborgs, Data Collection, Google, Guy Debord, Philosophy, Pokémon Go, Psycho-Geography, Public Space, social control, State Control, surveillance state, technology, Uber
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The new mind control
The internet has spawned subtle forms of influence that can flip elections and manipulate everything we say, think and do By Robert Epstein Source: Aeon Magazine Over the past century, more than a few great writers have expressed concern about … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, consciousness, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Empire, media, Philosophy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Psychology, Science, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technology
Tagged Algorithms, Behavioral Science, big data, Brave New World, Corporate Influence, Dystopia, Facebook, Google, Internet, mind control, Presidential Elections, psychology, Search Engines, social control, Social Engineering, Subliminals, Thought Control
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Life in the Algorithm
By Douglas Haddow Source: Adbusters The searches we make, the news we read, the dates we go on, the advertisements we see, the products we buy and the music we listen to. The stock market. The surveillance society. The police … Continue reading
Posted in civil liberties, conditioning, Consumerism, culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, History, Philosophy, propaganda, Recession, Science, Social Control, society, surveillance state, Technology
Tagged Adam Smith, Adbusters, Algorithms, Catallactics, Catallaxy, Douglas Haddow, Economics, Friedrich Hayek, Life in the Algorithm, Neoliberalism, Paul Samuelson, The Invisible Hand, The Wealth of Nations
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