Musing Mind Podcast Digital Capitalism to Acid Communism, with Emma Stamm
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Jul 9, 2021 Dr. Emma Stamm discusses digital capitalism, acid communism, and psychedelic science. They delve into the impact of technology on consciousness, the intersection of data capitalism & psychedelics, and the potential for personal & societal transformation through radical change.
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Data as Capital
- Data and capital function similarly, both designed for exchange and accumulation.
- Data's non-rivalrous nature allows infinite accumulation, marking a new capitalist age.
Commodification of Thought
- Our constant online activity generates commodifiable data, impacting our thinking.
- A "data image of thought" digitizes thought, making it exchangeable and commodifiable.
Digital Capitalism's Sleight of Hand
- Data, while immaterial in form, materializes as mathematical abstractions.
- Digital capitalism blurs the lines between material and immaterial, digitizing everything.