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Algorithms and the End of Politics: How Technology Shapes 21st-Century American Life
As the US contends with issues of populism and de-democratization, this timely study considers the impacts of digital technologies on the country's politics and society. Timcke provides a Marxist analysis of the rise of digital media, social networks and technology giants like Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft. He looks at the impact of these new platforms and technologies on their users who have made them among the most valuable firms in the world. Offering bold new thinking across data politics and digital and economic sociology, this is a powerful demonstration of how algorithms have come to shape everyday life and political legitimacy in the US and beyond.
198 pages, Hardcover
Published February 15, 2021
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March 4, 2021
Ah, the finer and unique points of view of a governmental bureaucrat:
1. the good old times
2. the sky is falling
3. and it's because of your sins
And the best part: the working people have to go to exploiting jobs for a few months each year only to pay for the wages and pensions of people who, like Timcke, know to game the system.
1. the good old times
2. the sky is falling
3. and it's because of your sins
And the best part: the working people have to go to exploiting jobs for a few months each year only to pay for the wages and pensions of people who, like Timcke, know to game the system.
Displaying 1 of 1 review