Tag Archives: Kirkpatrick Sale

Luddism and Economic Ideology

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Luther Blissett

Source: the HipCrime Vocab Smithsonian Magazine has a very good feature on the Luddites, well worth a read. There are many elements you just don’t read in many economic histories; for example, the 40-hour work week was not brought down … Continue reading →

Posted in conditioning, Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, History, Labor, media, Neoliberalism, propaganda, Revolution, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technology, Work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Saturday Matinee: Technocalypse

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Luther Blissett

“Technocalyps” (2006) is a documentary by Frank Theys examining the transhumanist movement and development of the sciences of interest to them including genetics, robotics, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence. Features interviews with philosophers, writers and researchers including Raymond Kurzweil, Kirkpatrick Sale, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, culture, Film, Philosophy, Saturday Matinee, Science, society, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment