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Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag And The Simulation Of Freedom
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Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag And The Simulation Of Freedom Begins With Familiar Cultural Politics As Points Of Entry To The Book'S Theme Regarding The Reach, Penetration, And Soon The Ubiquity Of The Digital World. In A Book About Enormous Sea Changes Brought About By Digital Technology, Google Archipelagobegins And Ends With The Political, In Particular With The Objectives Of The Big Digital Conglomerates As Global Corporate Monopoly Capitalists Or Wouldbemonopolies.Google Archipelago Argues That Big Digital Technologies And Their Principals Represent Not Only Economic Powerhouses But Also New Forms Of Governmental Power. The Technologies Of Big Digital Not Only Amplify, Extend, And Lend Precision To The Powers Of The State, They May Represent Elements Of A New Corporate State Power.In Contrast To Academics Who Study Digital Media And Bemoan Such Supposed Horrors As Digital Exploitation, In Google Archipelago, Michael Rectenwald Argues That The Real Danger Posed By Big Digital Is Not Digital Capitalism As Such, But Leftist Authoritarianism, A Political Outlook Shared By Academic Leftists, Who Thus Cannot Recognize It In Their Object Of Study. Thus, While Imagining That They Are Radical Critics Of Big Digital, Academic Digital Media Scholars (Whom Rectenwald Terms The Digitalistas ) Actually Serve As Ideological Smokescreens That Obscure Its Real Character.Two Chapters Interrupt The Book'S Genre As Nonfiction Prose. Part Historical Science Fiction And Part Memoir, These Chapters Render The Story Of A Soviet Gulag Survivor And Defector, And The Author'S Earlier Digital Self. Google Archipelago Intentionally Blurs The Lines Between Argument And Story, Fact And Artifact, The Real And The Imaginary. This Is Necessary, Rectenwald Argues, Because One Cannot Pretend To Describe The Google Archipelago As If From Without, As Something Apart From Experience. In Any Case, Soon One Will No Longer Go On The Internet. The Internet And Cyberspace Will Be Everywhere, While Humans And Other Agents Will Be Digital Artifacts Within It.The Google Archipelago Represents The Coextension Of Digitization And Physical Social Space, The Conversion Of Social Space And Its Inhabitants Into Digital Artifacts, And The Potential To Control Populations To Degrees Unimagined By The Likes Of Stalin, Hitler, Or Mao.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of Google Archipelago? A: The main theme of Google Archipelago is the exploration of the influence of Big Digital technologies on society, particularly how they represent new forms of governmental power and the implications of digital capitalism.
- Q: Who is the author of Google Archipelago? A: The author of Google Archipelago is Michael Rectenwald, who discusses the intersection of digital technology and political authority.
- Q: What type of book is Google Archipelago? A: Google Archipelago is a non-fiction book that blends historical science fiction and memoir to convey its messages about digital technology and societal control.
- Q: How many pages does Google Archipelago have? A: Google Archipelago contains 216 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of Google Archipelago? A: Google Archipelago was published on September 30, 2019.
- Q: What is the format of Google Archipelago? A: Google Archipelago is available in paperback format.
- Q: What topics does Google Archipelago cover? A: The book discusses topics such as digital capitalism, the role of Big Digital companies, and the potential dangers of leftist authoritarianism in the context of digital technology.
- Q: Is Google Archipelago suitable for academic study? A: Yes, Google Archipelago is suitable for academic study, particularly for those interested in digital media, cultural politics, and the socio-political impacts of technology.
- Q: What distinguishes Google Archipelago from other digital media critiques? A: Google Archipelago distinguishes itself by focusing on the ideological implications of digital technologies and critiquing the perspectives of academic scholars who may not recognize the authoritarian aspects of digital capitalism.
- Q: Can you summarize the narrative style of Google Archipelago? A: The narrative style of Google Archipelago intentionally blurs the lines between argument and storytelling, incorporating elements of memoir and historical fiction to enhance its thematic explorations.