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“What would hold society together in the absence of the rules and rituals of clan and kin? Durkheim’s answer was the division of labor.”
― The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
― The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
“Forced idleness is a terrible thing.”
― Excelsior!: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee
― Excelsior!: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee
“The pleasure of reading a story and wondering what will come next for the hero is a pleasure that has lasted for centuries and, I think, will always be with us.”
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“Two men at Google who do not enjoy the legitimacy of the vote, democratic oversight, or the demands of shareholder governance exercise control over the organization and presentation of the world’s information. One man at Facebook who does not enjoy the legitimacy of the vote, democratic oversight, or the demands of shareholder governance exercises control over an increasingly universal means of social connection along with the information concealed in its networks.”
― The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
― The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
“Let's lay it right on the line. Bigotry and racism are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today. But, unlike a team of costumed super-villains, they can’t be halted with a punch in the snoot, or a zap from a ray gun. The only way to destroy them is to expose them—to reveal them for the insidious evils they really are.”
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