

Downstream: Europe Is Over w/ Yanis Varoufakis
51 snips Oct 9, 2023
Yanis Varoufakis, author of 'Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism', explores the battle over digital real estate, the rise of tech giants, and the US's fear of China. They discuss cloud capital and techno-feudalism, the influence of big tech, the shift of power from the West to the East, and the loss of privacy.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Cloud Capital and Techno-Feudalism: Shaping the Global Economy
01:31 • 23min
The Growth of Viral Media, Downstreaming, and Finding Alignment with the Petty Bourgeois
24:55 • 3min
The Rise of Fascism and the 'Dark Deal' with China
28:18 • 17min
The Influence of Tech Companies and the Power of Algorithms
45:43 • 2min
Geopolitical Shift: West to East
47:30 • 8min
The Influence of Big Tech and the Loss of Privacy
55:22 • 2min