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Our Tech and Our Markets Have an Anti-Human Agenda
2 min · · We need to remake society toward human ends rather than the end of humans · Shared by 115, including fnord, Matthias Lampe, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Gerd Leonhard, douglas rushkoff
The Guardian
The new left economics: how a network of thinkers is transforming capitalism
20+ min · · The long read: After decades of rightwing dominance, a transatlantic movement of leftwing economists is building a practical alternative to neoliberalism · Shared by 65, including Katja Evertz, luis antónio santos, Thomas Pleil, @grzewap@mastodon.social, Fern
The New York Times
These Influencers Aren’t Flesh and Blood, Yet Millions Follow Them
6 min · · From Calvin Klein to KFC, the rise of the computer-generated influencer on social media. · Shared by 117, including Esther Schindler, Raphael Bratschi, Fawzi A. Baba-Ali, Anthony Hamelle, Richard MacManus, Craig Brown, PhD, Mark Kaigwa, Antonio Vieira Santos, Michael Grupe, Brandon Uttley, Matthias Kahr, Alexia Bonatsos, Charles Baldwin, Balaji, Klaus Eck, Thomas Power, Mathew Ingram, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Chris Messina
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What Kind of People Are We Becoming?
7 min · · Three Facts Every American Should Know — And One Question Everyone Should Ask Themselves