constant escape
winter withered, warm
Just had a thought about the development of capitalism, and how the stage we are entering is actually quite justifiably called "techno-fuedalism" by Yanis Varoufakis. I put the title in quotes because its still tentative for me, not yet settled.
The basic picture: from the highest order perspective, which more or less correlated to the most materially influential perspective, more than 99% of humans will primarily serve the function of generating data to fuel the megacorporations, eventually serving the megacorporations' proprietary capitalist AI systems.
This could be it. This could be an effective predictive model of post-capitalism.
Traditional capitalism will still be in effect, but just within the brackets of this higher order phase. Nested phases, unfolding in parallel. So that means that the arrangement of production intrinsic to and definitive of capitalism can remain intact indefinitely - while upon its shoulders the "techno-feudalist" phase unfolds.
Not sure if Varoufakis had any of this in mind. Doesn;t strike me as a gnostic type, but hey maybe I'm just not picking up on it. Regardless, I think "techno-feudalism" is an effective name. Digi-feudalism, data feudalism, etc.
You can also consider it as hypercapitalism, but all thats really saying is that it is excessive compared to the standards of capitalism - and by assuming such standards, we are assuming a position still within the old phase.
To what extent a meaningful life is possible within this arrangement is unclear to me. Well actually I know it'll be possible, I just don't know how hard the system will make it for you.
I still won't rule out a possible upcoming golden age of escapist technology and content, increasingly immersive media, media becoming reality and vice versa, as if they are leaning into an embrace. I mean some of the leading FPS games are involving more and more romantic elements. I'm a lesbian in Cyberpunk 2077, but thats a different talk. In any case, undoubtedly some rich data to get from these consumer experiences.
When the flood of fanaticism hits, hopefully I'll have my ark ready.
The basic picture: from the highest order perspective, which more or less correlated to the most materially influential perspective, more than 99% of humans will primarily serve the function of generating data to fuel the megacorporations, eventually serving the megacorporations' proprietary capitalist AI systems.
This could be it. This could be an effective predictive model of post-capitalism.
Traditional capitalism will still be in effect, but just within the brackets of this higher order phase. Nested phases, unfolding in parallel. So that means that the arrangement of production intrinsic to and definitive of capitalism can remain intact indefinitely - while upon its shoulders the "techno-feudalist" phase unfolds.
Not sure if Varoufakis had any of this in mind. Doesn;t strike me as a gnostic type, but hey maybe I'm just not picking up on it. Regardless, I think "techno-feudalism" is an effective name. Digi-feudalism, data feudalism, etc.
You can also consider it as hypercapitalism, but all thats really saying is that it is excessive compared to the standards of capitalism - and by assuming such standards, we are assuming a position still within the old phase.
To what extent a meaningful life is possible within this arrangement is unclear to me. Well actually I know it'll be possible, I just don't know how hard the system will make it for you.
I still won't rule out a possible upcoming golden age of escapist technology and content, increasingly immersive media, media becoming reality and vice versa, as if they are leaning into an embrace. I mean some of the leading FPS games are involving more and more romantic elements. I'm a lesbian in Cyberpunk 2077, but thats a different talk. In any case, undoubtedly some rich data to get from these consumer experiences.
When the flood of fanaticism hits, hopefully I'll have my ark ready.