Thank you for this insightful review! It reminds me again of my University days and stumbling into its early beginnings.
In terms of selling products, services and perceptions, I've been aware of commercial efforts for a long time. I've reflected on whether allowing access to my psyche, so to speak, was a fair trade-off for the service I …
Thank you for this insightful review! It reminds me again of my University days and stumbling into its early beginnings.
In terms of selling products, services and perceptions, I've been aware of commercial efforts for a long time. I've reflected on whether allowing access to my psyche, so to speak, was a fair trade-off for the service I am being offered (for free or at low cost).
In particular, I have been advised by the selling people that I dont think like others. I've never belonged to Facebook or Google social offerings. I use Gettr to follow persons whose views I'm interested in. My sources of others' perspectives are largely reading articles and comments re topics of interest.
So, re surveillance capitalism. It seems to me we have been/ are programmed to gobble up tasty freebies without a thought as to any ramifications. Thus, step one, as you illustrate here, is to provide awareness. Once in a while, I've reflected on whether trade-offs like these are worth my cooperation. So next, every person reflects on such issues.
We seem to go through life blithely focusing on ourselves and our wants. We believe, trust and expect a supportive environment. Lately we have been learning those expectations are not being realised. Thank heavens for the Paul Revere's (R & JM's) bringing it to our attention. In hopes we will further carry and share the concerns and need to deal with them with others.
Profiling consumer likes on a one to one basis is the goal to control purchasing decisions. Applying this to voting is a given. Deciding what should be read is being taken out of the hands of the individual!
Thank you for this insightful review! It reminds me again of my University days and stumbling into its early beginnings.
In terms of selling products, services and perceptions, I've been aware of commercial efforts for a long time. I've reflected on whether allowing access to my psyche, so to speak, was a fair trade-off for the service I am being offered (for free or at low cost).
In particular, I have been advised by the selling people that I dont think like others. I've never belonged to Facebook or Google social offerings. I use Gettr to follow persons whose views I'm interested in. My sources of others' perspectives are largely reading articles and comments re topics of interest.
So, re surveillance capitalism. It seems to me we have been/ are programmed to gobble up tasty freebies without a thought as to any ramifications. Thus, step one, as you illustrate here, is to provide awareness. Once in a while, I've reflected on whether trade-offs like these are worth my cooperation. So next, every person reflects on such issues.
We seem to go through life blithely focusing on ourselves and our wants. We believe, trust and expect a supportive environment. Lately we have been learning those expectations are not being realised. Thank heavens for the Paul Revere's (R & JM's) bringing it to our attention. In hopes we will further carry and share the concerns and need to deal with them with others.
Welcome home, hopefully! Enjoy a good one.
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Profiling consumer likes on a one to one basis is the goal to control purchasing decisions. Applying this to voting is a given. Deciding what should be read is being taken out of the hands of the individual!
Along with transplanting "colored pixel images" to the brain to convince the mind.
Fool me once.......Umm......You know dah thing.......