
Technofeudalism
What Killed Capitalism
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Narrated by:
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Yanis Varoufakis
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By:
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Yanis Varoufakis
In a revelatory and pathbreaking work, the #1 international bestselling economist opens our eyes to the new power that is reshaping our lives and the world . . .
Big tech has replaced capitalism's twin pillars—markets and profit—with its platforms and rents. With every click and scroll, we labor like serfs to increase its power.
Welcome to technofeudalism . . .
Perhaps we were too distracted by the pandemic, or the endless financial crises, or the rise of TikTok. But under cover of them all, a new and more exploitative system has been taking hold. Insane sums of money that were supposed to re-float our economies after the crash of 2008 went to big tech instead. With it they funded the construction of their private cloud fiefdoms and privatized the internet.
Technofeudalism says Yanis Varoufakis, is the new power that is reshaping our lives and the world, and is the greatest current threat to the liberal individual, to our efforts to avert climate catastrophe—and to democracy itself. It also lies behind the new geopolitical tensions, especially the New Cold War between the United States and China.
Drawing on stories from Greek myth and pop culture, from Homer to Mad Men, Varoufakis explains this revolutionary transformation: how it enslaves our minds, how it rewrites the rules of global power, and, ultimately, what it will take overthrow it.
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Out with the Old(Capitalism) in with New(…)
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Very thought provoking
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Clear, concise analysis
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Read this book if you want a competent explanation of how we got where we are financially
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Fascinating explanation of our present and vision for the future
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I don’t get the author’s celebration of the Soviet system which was an awful authoritarian regime.
I also thought the author puts too much faith in humanity’s goodness when he lays out his techno-socialist utopia plan.
I guess I’m too much of a cynic!
All and all, well worth the listen.
A Reminder That We’re All Slaves To “The System”
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This should be recommended for anyone who wants to be knowledgeable enough to take full advantage of our current economic atmosphere and improve their life.
This is a well explained view of our present and likely future.
Finance and economics may be dry subjects, but the way the book is narrated makes it easy to stay interested from beginning to end.
Several times I found myself staying up a little bit later or staying in the car just a few more minutes to finish a passage.
Engaging Education
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One of the best economics books I’ve ever read
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Insightful
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Feudal Relationships have returned to our economy with a vengeance.
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