Michael Kwet

Digital Degrowth (eBook, ePUB)

Technology in the Age of Survival

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'A fascinating book that takes degrowth in new directions' - Jason Hickel, author of Less is More

'A must-read for anyone who wants to know the brutal truth of digital colonialism driven by the American empire' - Kohei Saito, author of Slow Down

The world is racing toward an irreversible ecological catastrophe. Environmental science makes clear that humans must reduce total material resource use, requiring a radical redistribution of wealth within and between countries. Yet little attention has been paid to how the digital economy fits into this equation.

Michael Kwet, a leading expert on digital colonialism, presents a new paradigm for the digital society. Merging the science of degrowth with a global analysis of the high-tech economy, he argues that digital capitalism and colonialism must be abolished quickly. In Digital Degrowth, Kwet maps out a path to a people's tech future. He calls for direct action against Silicon Valley, US imperialism and power elites everywhere in order to realize a radically egalitarian digital society that fosters equality in harmony with nature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pluto Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780745349879
• Artikelnr.: 72329868

Autorenporträt

Michael Kwet is a Postdoctoral Researcher of the Centre for Social Change at the University of Johannesburg and a Visiting Fellow of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. His research focuses on digital colonialism, social media, surveillance and the environment. Michael hosts the Tech Empire podcast and has been published at Al Jazeera, The New York Times, VICE News, The Intercept, Wired, Truthdig and Mail & Guardian. He is founder of the website, PeoplesTech.org.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Digital Colonialism
2. What is Degrowth?
3. Digital Degrowth
4. Cloud Colonialism
5. Digital Ecocide
6. The Big Tech Military Machine
7. Surveil and Punish
8. People's Tech and a Digital Tech Deal
9. Taking Action