Re: John Naughton on Shoshana Zuboff: 'The goal is to automate us': welcome to the age of surveillance capitalism

2019-02-04 Thread Morlock Elloi
E. Morozov's long take is at https://thebaffler.com/latest/capitalisms-new-clothes-morozov Tl;Dr: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism’s most pronounced shortcomings have to do with the relationship it establishes between capitalism and surveillance capitalism—as well as the way in which it

Paul Mason: Britain's impossible futures (Le Monde diplomatique, English edition)

2019-02-04 Thread Patrice Riemens
Orignal to: https://mondediplo.com/2019/02/01brexit Brexit deadlock as countdown continues Britain’s impossible futures The UK parliament is at an impasse, the latest vote producing a majority for a renegotiation of its departure from Europe that the EU cannot grant. Both main parties risk

PS: Paul Mason: Britain's impossible futures (Le Monde diplomatique, English edition)

2019-02-04 Thread Patrice Riemens
On 2019-02-04 13:53, Patrice Riemens wrote: A woman harasses Brazilian skateboarders on a London street, demanding they stop speaking ‘Brazilian’. The confrontation, emblematic in its stupidity, goes viral on Twitter on 29 January. It was not easy to find the incident Paul mason is refring

Re: Paul Mason: Britain's impossible futures (Le Monde diplomatique, English edition)

2019-02-04 Thread Patrice Riemens
On 2019-02-04 15:48, David Garcia wrote: Paul Mason wrote: The left at a crossroads By the end of February it is likely that May’s attempt to renegotiate Brexit will fail, stockpiling of food and medicines will increase, and sterling and growth will fall sharply. In an atmosphere of crisis,

Re: Paul Mason: Britain's impossible futures (Le Monde diplomatique, English edition)

2019-02-04 Thread David Garcia
Paul Mason wrote: > The left at a crossroads > > By the end of February it is likely that May’s attempt to renegotiate Brexit > will fail, stockpiling of food and medicines will increase, and sterling and > growth will fall sharply. In an atmosphere of crisis, May’s bluff will be > called.