Some idle reflections on nostalgia for the abandoned Grand Narrative of our civilization.
#thought #ideas #technology #dirigisme
Let's clear the air of confusion. #Surveillancecapitalism is an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. It is being insidiously inserted into public discourse because it dovetails seamlessly with #neoMarxist #dirigisme systems making conversation possible. As a term of the moment it is a disaster.
#data
I have never seen it directly addressed but #railroad building in Europe was very much a state enterprise. In the United States ownership may have defaulted to the government, a too important to fail situation, in the aftermath of the Long Depression but it wasn't the same thing.
#dirigisme #capital
When the far right claim to be in favour of #lassez #faire #economics and cutting #government #expenditure, but then announce a $500bn AI program that benefits the oligarchy, and implement trade tariffs, this is the very opposite. It’s called #dirigisme. A hallmark of #fascism.