smallpatatas@lemm.eetoTechnology@lemmy.zip•UK datacentres to be designated critical infrastructure
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5 days agoIsn't technofeudalism great?
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Isn't technofeudalism great?
finally got around to watching this one today - fantastic
I recently read a super weird essay written in 2017 2007 by the other Palantir founder, Peter Thiel, called 'The Straussian Moment' - and it's wild how they're still talking about some of the exact same things.
For anyone wanting insight into the particular brand of fascism coming out of silicon valley these days, it's worth a read.
I've yet to read it, but Racecraft by Karen E Fields and Barbara J Fields was highly recommended by the Why Theory podcast
Ex Machina might fit the bill
This move, at least on the face of it, seems to privilege the cloud giants over say, a company that maintains its own servers. That's effectively a handout of public resources to those already fabulously wealthy and powerful corporations.
That's where I drew the conclusion from