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Why Do We Expose Ourselves?
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28/01/2016 from
theintercept.com/2016/01/23/surveillance-bernard-harcourt-why-do-we-expose-ourselves/?mod=e2this
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the first crux of Harcourt’s argument: The expository society exploits, rather than represses, our desires. The second ... government and commercial surveillance infrastructures have wholly merged.... Harcourt’s analysis hinges on desire: We want to participate, we are impelled to do so, and we like it. But it seems to me we are as much compelled as we are impelled...
we are, at least superficially, in charge of our media destinies, clicking on whatever we choose. In reality things aren’t so simple: Recommendation algorithms, advertising, and addictive interfaces all chip away at our autonomy... we are forced to participate in online life in myriad ways.
we are, at least superficially, in charge of our media destinies, clicking on whatever we choose. In reality things aren’t so simple: Recommendation algorithms, advertising, and addictive interfaces all chip away at our autonomy... we are forced to participate in online life in myriad ways.
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