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Palantir and the New Order: Neoliberalism is dead. Say hello to Techlordism (thepoint.com.au)
submitted 19 hours ago by Deep@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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A new form of capital is ascending: cloud capital—networked algorithmic machines that grant their owners remarkable powers to modify our behaviour. And just as financiers needed neoliberalism, today’s tech lords need a new ideology to legitimise their rule. I call it techlordism.

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[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 16 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

There is nothing enlightened about this descent into the abyss.

[–] a_good_hunter@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago (2 children)
[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

They have a lot more power than we do, and most of the peasantry support them. This is our future. We'd best learn to live with it in public, and gum up the works in private.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Jfc, it's like the megacorp-run city states in Shadowrun. How the fuck does anyone think this is a good idea?

[–] Butterphinger@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 hours ago

Megacorps: "I don't get it, why aren't you all on board?"