281. The Smoking Gun of Techno-Capitalism (ft. Meredith Whittaker)
This Machine Kills
Babbage's Work and Its Link to the British Empire
This chapter explores the significance of Babbage's work in relation to the British Empire's industrial power and reflects on the capitalist tendencies to obscure truth about wealth accumulation. It also discusses the design and purpose of the analytical engine and its surveillance capabilities, influenced by plantation technologies of labor control.
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