Episode 2: Addiction, Social Media, and Surveillance Capitalism
On this episode I will be covering the detrimental effects of what has been coined by computer scientists as surveillance capitalism upon the current generations of global society. The following works are the most prevalent inspirations and citations for this podcast: The Social Dilemma, a highly recommended Netflix documentary Karl Marx's Capital, pt. I for a scientific analysis on commodities and how to quantify the accrual of wealth Peter Kropotkin's Mutual Aid to explain the anthropological fallacies in most modern Western understanding of supposedly 'primitive' societies. Dr. Frantz Fanon's Wretched of the Earth, for psychological analysis of colonization upon the minds of indigenous peoples. Peter Carrol's Liber Null for a further extrapolation upon the analytical psychology practice of chaos magick. Cathy O' Neil's Weapons of Math Destruction on a more exhaustive analysis of the adverse effects of Big Data. W. E. B. Du Bois's Souls of Black Folks on the reliance of American economy upon human capital in some form. I have been advised to invest in a better microphone to mitigate the 'hum' that permeates in the background noise. As I am currently unemployed and homeless that will be difficult for me to get ahold of. However, I will purchase it as soon as possible. Heartfelt thanks to r/absurdism on reddit and the Kansas City Legion of The Satanic Temple for their offering constructive feedback on advice for my first episode. I pray that I haven't let any of you down with the second episode.