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Eye Of The Storm Podcast (with Yanis Varoufakis and Raoul Martinez)
ADDICTION AS CONTROL | Irvine Welsh and Yanis Varoufakis
Jun 12, 2024
Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh and economist Yanis Varoufakis discuss topics like Scottish independence, neoliberalism, addiction in modern systems, smartphone addiction, and the links between addiction, capitalism, technology in society, political engagement, and imagination.
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- Neoliberalism emerged post-Bretton Woods collapse to serve capitalist interests through deregulation.
- Cloud capital and algorithms drive addictive discourse demanding socialized technology intervention.
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The Evolution of Ideologies and Financialization in 1971
Neoliberalism emerged as an ideological cover for capitalist interests following the 1971 Bretton Woods collapse, marking the beginning of financialization. Milton Friedman's ideas gained traction to support bankers and industrialists, facilitating deregulation. Erwin emphasizes neoliberalism's insignificance and capitalist motives underlying its prominence.
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