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Oak Cassidy • 1 card
Any questioning or discrediting of what is currently the most efficient means of producing acquiescence and docility, of promoting self-interest as the raison d’être of all social activity, is rigorously marginalized.
Jonathan Crary • 24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep
The foundational trade-off of the internet was to cast scarcity, consensus, and identity aside in favor of freedom and openness.
Sacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
the basic social contract of reciprocity (which allows people to build a reputation of generosity based on sharing to ensure ongoing connectedness and support), shattering this framework of harmony with a few words of nasty gossip.
Tyson Yunkaporta • Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
Nathaniel Courthope,
John Keay • The Honourable Company: History of the English East India Company
distributed storage to guard against malicious content takedowns and of “zero trust” principles in ensuring the security of citizen accounts.