,DES]T+ ! ,DIGITAL ,UTOPIA 

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,!RE IS AN 9VISIBLE WORLD CONNECT$ AT ! H&LE TO EV]Y TOOL--USE ! TOOL AS IT IS 9T5D$1 & IT FITS Y\ TO ! MOLD ( ALL :O DO ! SAME2 DISCONNECT ! TOOL FROM ?AT WORLD1 & Y\ CAN SET \T TO *>T O!RS40 

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,! IDEAL CAPITALI/ PRODUCT W\LD D]IVE ITS VALUE FROM ! CEASELESS UNPAID LABOR ( ! 5TIRE HUMAN RACE4 ,WE W\LD BE DISP5SABLE2 IT W\LD BE 9DISP5SABLE4 ,IT W\LD 9TEGRATE ALL HUMAN ACTIVITY 9TO A S+LE UNIFI$ T]RA91 ACCESSIBLE ONLY VIA ADDITIONAL CORPORATE PRODUCTS1 9 :I* SWEAT%OP & M>KETPLACE M]G$4 ,IT W\LD ACCOMPLI% ALL ?IS UND] ! BANN] ( AUTONOMY & DEC5TRALIZATION1 P]HAPS EV5 ( 0DIRECT DEMOCRACY40 

,SURELY1 W]E SU* A PRODUCT 9V5T$1 SOME WELL-MEAN+ ANTI-CAPITALI/S W\LD PROCLAIM ?AT ! K+DOM ( HEAV5 WAS NI<--IT ONLY REMA9$ TO SUBTRACT CAPITALISM FROM ! EQUATION4 ,! AN!M ( ! LOTUS-EAT]S4 

,IT W\LD NOT BE ! FIR/ TIME DISSID5TS HAVE EXTRAPOLAT$ !IR UTOPIA FROM ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ! RUL+ ORD]4 ,REMEMB] ! 5?USIASM ,K>L ,M>X & ,AYN ,R& %>$ = RAILROADS6 ,BY CONTRA/1 WE BELIEVE ?AT ! TE*NOLOGY PRODUC$ BY CAPITALI/ COMPETITION T5DS TO 9C>NATE & IMPOSE ITS LOGIC2 IF WE WI% TO ESCAPE ?IS ORD]1 WE %\LD NEV] TAKE ITS TOOLS = GRANT$4 ,:5 WE USE TOOLS1 !Y USE US BACK4 

,H]E FOLL[S \R ATTEMPT TO ID5TIFY ! IDEOLOGY BUILT 9TO DIGITAL TE*NOLOGY & TO FRAME SOME HYPO!SES AB\T H[ TO 5GAGE ) IT4 

,! ,NET ,CLOSES 

,9 \R AGE1 DOM9ATION IS NOT JU/ IMPOS$ BY COMM&S ISSU$ FROM RUL]S TO RUL$1 BUT BY ALGORI?MS ?AT SY/EMATICALLY PRODUCE & CON/ANTLY RECALIBRATE P[] DIFF]5TIALS4 ,! ALGORI?M IS ! FUNDAM5TAL ME*ANISM P]PETUAT+ TODAY'S HI]>*IES2 IT DET]M9ES ! POSSIBILITIES 9 ADVANCE1 :ILE (F]+ AN ILLUSION ( FRE$OM AS *OICE4 ,! DIGITAL R$UCES ! 9F9ITE POSSIBILITIES ( LIFE TO A LATTICE ( 9T]CONNECT+ ALGORI?MS--TO *OICES BETWE5 Z]OS & ONES4 ,! WORLD IS :ITTL$ D[N TO REPRES5TATION1 & REPRES5TATION EXP&S TO FILL ! WORLD2 ! IRR$UCIBLE DISAPPE>S4 ,?AT :I* DOES NOT COMPUTE DOES NOT EXI/4 ,! DIGITAL CAN PRES5T A BREA?TAK+ >RAY ( *OICES--( POSSIBLE COMB9ATIONS ( ONES & Z]OS--BUT ! T]MS ( EA* *OICE >E SET 9 ADVANCE4 

,A COMPUT] IS A MA*9E ?AT P]=MS ALGORI?MS4 ,! T]M ORIG9ALLY DESIGNAT$ A HUMAN BE+ :O FOLL[$ ORD]S AS RIGIDLY AS A MA*9E4 ,ALAN ,TUR+1 ! PATRI>* ( COMPUT] SCI5CE1 NAM$ ! DIGITAL COMPUT] AS A METAPHORICAL EXT5SION ( ! MO/ IMP]SONAL =M ( HUMAN LABOR3 0,! IDEA BEH9D DIGITAL COMPUT]S MAY BE EXPLA9$ BY SAY+ ?AT !SE MA*9ES >E 9T5D$ TO C>RY \T ANY OP]ATIONS :I* C\LD BE DONE BY A HUMAN COMPUT]40 ,9 ! FIFTY YE>S S9CE1 WE HAVE SE5 ?IS METAPHOR 9V]T$ & 9V]T$ AGA91 AS HUMAN & MA*9E BECOME 9CREAS+LY 9DIVISIBLE4 0,! HUMAN COMPUT] IS SUPPOS$ TO BE FOLL[+ FIX$ RULES10 ,TUR+ CONT9U$2 0HE HAS NO AU?ORITY TO DEVIATE FROM !M 9 ANY DETAIL40 

,JU/ AS TIMESAV+ TE*NOLOGIES HAVE ONLY MADE US BUSI]1 GIV+ ! BUSYWORK ( NUMB] CRUN*+ TO COMPUT]S HAS NOT FRE$ US FROM BUSYWORK--IT HAS MADE COMPUT+ 9TEGRAL TO EV]Y FACET ( \R LIVES4 ,9 PO/-,SOVIET ,RUSSIA1 NUMB]S CRUN* Y\4 

,S9CE ! BEG9N+1 ! OBJECT ( DIGITAL DEVELOPM5T HAS BE5 ! CONV]G5CE ( HUMAN POT5TIAL & ALGORI?MIC CONTROL4 ,!RE >E PLACES :]E ?IS PROJECT IS ALREADY COMPLETE4 ,! I,PHONE 0,RET9A DISPLAY0 IS SO D5SE ?AT AN UNAID$ HUMAN EYE CANNOT TELL IT IS COMPRIS$ ( PIXELS4 ,!RE >E /ILL GAPS BETWE5 ! SCRE5S1 BUT !Y GR[ SMALL] BY ! DAY4 

,! ,NET ?AT CLOSES ! SPACE BETWE5 US CLOSES ! SPACES )9 US4 ,IT 5CLOSES COMMONS ?AT PREVI\SLY RESI/$ COMMODIFICATION1 COMMONS SU* AS SOCIAL NETWORKS ?AT WE CAN ONLY RECOGNIZE AS SU* N[ ?AT !Y >E BE+ MAPP$ = 5CLOSURE4 ,AS IT GR[S TO 5COMPASS \R :OLE LIVES1 WE HAVE TO BECOME SMALL 5\< TO FIT 9TO ITS EQUATIONS4 ,TOTAL IMM]SION4 

,! ,DIGITAL ,DIVIDES 

0,WE W]E ONCE TOLD ?AT ! AIRPLANE HAD 'ABOLI%$ FRONTI]S'2 ACTUALLY1 IT IS ONLY S9CE ! AIRPLANE BECAME A S]I\S WEAPON ?AT FRONTI]S HAVE BECOME DEF9ITELY IMPASSABLE40 

-,GEORGE ,ORWELL1 0,Y\ & ! ,ATOMIC ,BOMB0 

,WELL-9T5TION$ LIB]ALS >E CONC]N$ ?AT !RE >E 5TIRE COMMUNITIES NOT YET 9TEGRAT$ 9TO ! GLOBAL DIGITAL NETWORK4 ,H5CE FREE LAPTOPS = ! 0DEVELOP+ WORLD10 HUNDR$-DOLL> TABLETS = S*OOL*ILDR54 ,!Y CAN ONLY IMAG9E ! ONE ( DIGITAL ACCESS OR ! Z]O ( DIGITAL EXCLUSION4 ,GIV5 ?IS B9>Y1 DIGITAL ACCESS IS PREF]ABLE--BUT ! B9>Y ITSELF IS A PRODUCT ( ! PROCESS ?AT PRODUCES EXCLUSION1 NOT A SOLUTION TO IT4 

,! PROJECT ( COMPUT]IZ+ ! MASSES RECAPITULATES & EXT5DS ! UNIFICATION ( HUMANITY UND] CAPITALISM4 ,NO PROJECT ( 9TEGRATION HAS EV] EXT5D$ AS WIDELY OR P5ETRAT$ AS DEEPLY AS CAPITALISM1 & ! DIGITAL WILL SOON FILL ITS 5TIRE SPACE4 0,! POOR DON'T HAVE \R PRODUCTS YET60--?AT'S ! RALLY+ CRY ( ,H5RY ,=D4 ,AMAZON4COM SELLS TABLETS BEL[ CO/1 TOO1 BUT !Y ACKN[L$GE IT AS A BUS9ESS 9VE/M5T4 ,9DIVIDUAL WORK]S DEPRECIATE )\T DIGITAL ACCESS2 BUT BE+ AVAILABLE AT A S+LE CLICK1 COMPELL$ TO COMPETE 9T]CONT95TALLY 9 REAL TIME1 WILL NOT MAKE ! TOTAL M>KET VALUE ( ! WORK+ CLASS APPRECIATE4 ,CAPITALI/ GLOBALIZATION HAS ALREADY %[N ?IS4 ,MORE MOBILITY = 9DIVIDUALS DOES NOT 5SURE MORE P>ITY ACROSS ! BO>D4 

,TO 9TEGRATE IS NOT NECESS>ILY TO EQUALIZE3 ! LEA%1 ! RE91 & ! :IP >E ALSO CONNECTIVE4 ,EV5 :]E IT CONNECTS1 ! DIGITAL DIVIDES4 

,LIKE CAPITALISM1 ! DIGITAL DIVIDES HAVES FROM HAVE-NOTS4 ,BUT A COMPUT] IS NOT :AT ! HAS-NOT LACKS4 ,! HAS-NOT LACKS P[]1 :I* IS NOT APPORTION$ EQUALLY BY DIGITIZATION4 ,RA!R ?AN A B9>Y ( CAPITALI/S & PROLET>IANS1 A UNIV]SAL M>KET IS EM]G+ 9 :I* EA* P]SON WILL BE CEASELESSLY EVALUAT$ & RANK$4 ,DIGITAL TE*NOLOGY CAN IMPOSE P[] DIFF]5TIALS MORE ?OR\<LY & EFFICI5TLY ?AN ANY CA/E SY/EM 9 HI/ORY4 

,ALREADY1 Y\R ABILITY TO 5GAGE 9 SOCIAL & ECONOMIC RELATIONS ( ALL K9DS IS DET]M9$ BY ! QUALITY ( Y\R PROCESSOR4 ,AT ! L[] 5D ( ! ECONOMIC SPECTRUM1 ! UNEMPLOY$ P]SON ) ! SM>TPHONE SNAPS UP ! *EAP] RIDE ON ,CRAIGSLI/ 7:]E HIT*HIK+ US$ TO BE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY74 ,AT ! UPP] 5D1 ! HI<-FREQU5CY TRAD] PR(ITS DIRECTLY ON ! PROCESS+ P[] ( HIS COMPUT]S 7MAK+ OLD-FA%ION$ /OCKBROK+ LOOK FAIR BY COMP>ISON71 AS DOES ! ,BITCO9 M9]4 

,IT IS UN?9KABLE ?AT DIGITAL EQUALITY C\LD BE BUILT ON SU* AN UNEV5 T]RA94 ,! GAP BETWE5 RI* & POOR HAS NOT CLOS$ 9 ! NATIONS AT ! =EFRONT ( DIGITIZATION4 ,! MORE WIDESPREAD DIGITAL ACCESS BECOMES1 ! MORE WE WILL SEE SOCIAL & ECONOMIC POL>IZATION ACCEL]ATE4 ,CAPITALISM PRODUCES & CIRCULATES NEW 9NOVATIONS FA/] ?AN ANY PREVI\S SY/EM1 BUT ALONGSIDE !M IT PRODUCES EV]-9CREAS+ DISP>ITIES3 :]E EQUE/RIANS ONCE RUL$ OV] P$E/RIANS1 /EAL? BOMB]S N[ SAIL OV] MOTORI/S4.<#a.>,& ! PROBLEM IS NOT JU/ ?AT CAPITALISM IS AN UNFAIR COMPETITION1 BUT ?AT IT IMPOSES ?IS COMPETITION ON EV]Y SPH]E ( LIFE4 ,DIGITIZATION MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO 9CORPORATE ! MO/ 9TIMATE ASPECTS ( \R RELATIONS 9TO ITS LOGIC4 

,! DIGITAL DIVIDE DOESN'T JU/ RUN BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS & DEMOGRAPHICS2 IT RUNS ?R\< EA* ( US4 ,9 AN ]A ( PREC>ITY1 :5 EV]YONE SIMULTANE\SLY OCCUPIES MULTIPLE %IFT+ SOCIAL & ECONOMIC POSITIONS1 DIGITAL TE*NOLOGIES SELECTIVELY EMP[] US ACCORD+ TO ! WAYS WE >E PRIVILEG$ :ILE CONCEAL+ ! WAYS WE >E M>G9ALIZ$4 ,! GRAD /UD5T :O [ES FIFTY ?\S& DOLL>S COMMUNICATES ) O!R DEBTORS ?R\< SOCIAL M$IA1 BUT !Y >E MORE LIKELY TO %>E !IR RESUMES OR RATE RE/AURANTS ?AN TO ORGANIZE A DEBT /RIKE4 

,ONLY :5 WE UND]/& ! PROTAGONI/S ( \R SOCIETY AS NETWORKS RA!R ?AN FREE/&+ 9DIVIDUALS CAN ! GRAVITY ( ?IS HIT HOME3 DIGITAL COLLECTIVITY IS PREMIS$ ON M>KET SUCCESS1 :]EAS WE ALL EXP]I5CE FAILURE 9 ISOLATION4 ,9 ! SOCIAL NETWORKS ( ! FUTURE--:I* ADV]TIZ]S1 CR$IT AG5CIES1 EMPLOY]S1 L&LORDS1 & POLICE WILL MONITOR 9 A S+LE MATRIX ( CONTROL--WE MAY ONLY 5C\NT] EA* O!R 9S(> AS WE AFFIRM ! M>KET & \R VALUE ON IT4 

,! ,SY/EM ,UPDATES 

,COMPETITION & M>KET EXPANSION HAVE ALWAYS /ABILIZ$ CAPITALISM BY (F]+ NEW SOCIAL MOBILITY1 GIV+ ! POOR A /AKE 9 ! GAME JU/ :5 !Y HAD NO MORE REASON TO PLAY ALONG4 ,BUT N[ ?AT ! 5TIRE WORLD IS 9TEGRAT$ 9TO A S+LE M>KET & CAPITAL IS CONC5TRAT+ 9 ! H&S ( A %R9K+ ELITE1 :AT C\LD =E/ALL A NEW WAVE ( REVOLT8 

,! A=EM5TION$ ,H5RY ,=D WAS ONE ( ! 9NOVATORS :O RESPOND$ TO ! LA/ MAJOR CRISIS ?AT ?REAT5$ CAPITALISM4 ,RAIS+ SAL>IES & 9CREAS+ MASS-PRODUCTION & CR$IT1 HE EXP&$ ! M>KET = HIS PRODUCTS--UND]CUTT+ ! REVOLUTION>Y DEM&S ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T BY TURN+ PRODUC]S 9TO CONSUM]S4 ,?IS 5C\RAG$ EV5 ! MO/ PREC>I\S WORK]S TO ASPIRE TO 9CLUSION RA!R ?AN REVOLUTION4 

,! FOLL[+ G5]ATION'S /RUGGLES ]UPT$ ON A NEW T]RA91 AS CONSUM]S REPRIZ$ PRODUC]S' DEM& = SELF-DET]M9ATION 9 ! M>KETPLACE3 FIR/ AS A DEM& = 9DIVIDUALITY1 & !N1 :5 ?AT WAS GRANT$1 = AUTONOMY4 ,?IS CULM9AT$ ) ! CLASSIC IMP]ATIVE ( ! DO-IT-Y\RSELF C\NT]CULTURE--0,BECOME ! M$IA0--JU/ AS ! GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS 9FRA/RUCTURE WAS M9IATURIZ$ TO MAKE 9DIVIDUAL WORK]S AS FLEXIBLE AS NATIONAL ECONOMIES4 

,WE HAVE BECOME ! M$IA1 & \R DEM& = AUTONOMY HAS BE5 GRANT$--BUT ?IS HAS NOT R5D]$ US FREE4 ,JU/ AS ! /RUGGLES ( PRODUC]S W]E DEFUZ$ BY TURN+ !M 9TO CONSUM]S1 ! DEM&S ( CONSUM]S HAVE BE5 DEFUZ$ BY TURN+ !M 9TO PRODUC]S3 :]E ! OLD M$IA HAD BE5 TOP-D[N & UNIDIRECTIONAL1 ! NEW M$IA D]IVE !IR VALUE FROM US]-CREAT$ CONT5T4 ,MEAN:ILE1 GLOBALIZATION & AUTOMATION ]OD$ ! COMPROMISE ,=D HAD BROK]$ BETWE5 CAPITALI/S & A PRIVILEG$ SUBSET ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 PRODUC+ A R$UNDANT & PREC>I\S POPULATION4 

,9 ?IS VOLATILE CONTEXT1 NEW CORPORATIONS LIKE ,GOOGLE >E UPDAT+ ! ,=DI/ COMPROMISE VIA FREE LABOR & FREE DI/RIBUTION4 ,=D (F]$ WORK]S GREAT] P>TICIPATION 9 CAPITALISM VIA MASS CONSUMPTION2 ,GOOGLE GIVES EV]Y?+ AWAY = FREE BY MAK+ EV]Y?+ 9TO AN UNPAID JOB4 ,9 (F]+ CR$IT1 ,=D 5ABL$ WORK]S TO BECOME CONSUM]S BY SELL+ !IR FUTURE AS WELL AS PRES5T LABOR2 ,GOOGLE HAS DISSOLV$ ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 PRODUCTION1 CONSUMPTION1 & SURVEILLANCE1 MAK+ IT POSSIBLE TO CAPITALIZE ON ?OSE :O MAY NEV] HAVE ANY?+ TO SP5D AT ALL4 

,ATT5TION ITSELF IS SUPPLEM5T+ F9ANCIAL CAPITAL AS ! DET]M9ANT CURR5CY 9 \R SOCIETY4 ,IT IS A NEW CONSOLATION PRIZE = :I* ! PREC>I\S MAY COMPETE--?OSE :O WILL NEV] BE MILLIONAIRES CAN /ILL DREAM ( A MILLION Y\TUBE VIEWS--& A NEW 9C5TIVE TO DRIVE ! CON/ANT 9NOVATION CAPITALISM NECESSITATES4 ,AS 9 ! F9ANCIAL M>KET1 CORPORATIONS & 9DIVIDUALS ALIKE MAY TRY !IR LUCK1 BUT ?OSE :O CONTROL ! /RUCTURES ?R\< :I* ATT5TION CIRCULATES WIELD ! GREATE/ P[]4 ,GOOGLE'S ASC5DANCY DOES NOT D]IVE FROM ADV]TIS+ REV5UE OR PRODUCT SALES BUT FROM ! WAYS IT %APES ! FL[S ( 9=MATION4 

,LOOK+ AHEAD D[N ?IS ROAD1 WE CAN IMAG9E A DIGITAL FEUDALISM 9 :I* F9ANCE CAPITAL & ATT5TION HAVE BO? BE5 CONSOLIDAT$ 9 ! H&S ( AN ELITE1 & A B5EVOL5T DICTATOR%IP ( COMPUT]S 7HUMAN & O!RWISE7 MA9TA9S ! ,9T]NET AS A PLAYP5 = A SUP]FLU\S POPULATION4 ,9DIVIDUAL PROGRAMS & PROGRAMM]S WILL BE REPLACEABLE--! MORE 9T]NAL MOBILITY A HI]>*ICAL /RUCTURE (F]S1 ! MORE ROBU/ & RESILI5T IT IS--BUT ! /RUCTURE ITSELF WILL BE NONNEGOTIABLE4 ,WE CAN EV5 IMAG9E ! RE/ ( ! POPULATION P>TICIPAT+ ON AN APP>5TLY HORIZONTAL & VOLUNT>Y BASIS 9 REF9+ ! PROGRAMM+--)9 C]TA9 P>AMET]S1 ( C\RSE1 AS 9 ALL ALGORI?MS4 

,DIGITAL FEUDALISM C\LD >RIVE UND] ! BANN] ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 PROCLAIM+ ?AT EV]YONE HAS ! RI<T TO CITIZ5%IP & P>TICIPATION1 PRES5T+ ITSELF AS A SOLUTION TO ! EXCESSES ( CAPITALISM4 ,?OSE :O DREAM ( A GU>ANTE$ BASIC 9COME1 OR :O WI% TO BE COMP5SAT$ = ! ONL9E H>VE/+ ( !IR 0P]SONAL DATA10 MU/ UND]/& ?AT !SE DEM&S W\LD ONLY BE REALIZ$ BY AN ALL-SEE+ SURVEILLANCE /ATE--& ?AT SU* DEM&S LEGITIMIZE /ATE P[] & SURVEILLANCE EV5 IF !Y >E NEV] GRANT$4 ,/ATI/S WILL USE ! RHETORIC ( DIGITAL CITIZ5%IP TO JU/IFY MAPP+ EV]YONE 9 NEW C>TOGRAPHIES ( CONTROL1 FIX+ EA* ( US TO A S+LE ONL9E ID5TITY 9 ORD] TO FULFILL !IR VISION ( A SOCIETY SUBJECT TO TOTAL REGULATION & 5=CEM5T4 0,SM>T CITIES0 WILL IMPOSE ALGORI?MIC ORD] ON ! (FL9E WORLD1 REPLAC+ ! UNSU/A9ABLE GR[? IMP]ATIVE ( CONTEMPOR>Y CAPITALISM ) NEW IMP]ATIVES3 SURVEILLANCE1 RESILI5CE1 & MANAGEM5T4.<#b.> 

,9 ?IS DY/OPIAN PROJECTION1 ! DIGITAL PROJECT ( R$UC+ ! WORLD TO REPRES5TATION CONV]GES ) ! PROGRAM ( ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY1 9 :I* ONLY REPRES5TATIVES ACT+ ?R\< ! PRESCRIB$ *ANNELS MAY EX]CISE P[]4 ,BO? SET !MSELVES AGA9/ ALL ?AT IS 9COMPUTABLE & IRR$UCIBLE1 FITT+ HUMANITY TO A ,PROCRU/EAN B$4 ,FUZ$ AS ELECTRONIC DEMOCRACY1 !Y W\LD PRES5T ! OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON A VA/ >RAY ( M9UTIA1 :ILE R5D]+ ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ITSELF UNQUE/IONABLE--! MORE P>TICIPATORY A SY/EM IS1 ! MORE 0LEGITIMATE40 ,YET EV]Y NOTION ( CITIZ5%IP IMPLIES AN EXCLUD$ P>TY2 EV]Y NOTION ( POLITICAL LEGITIMACY IMPLIES A ZONE ( ILLEGITIMACY4 

,G5U9E FRE$OM MEANS BE+ ABLE TO DET]M9E \R LIVES & RELATIONS FROM ! GR\ND UP4 ,WE MU/ BE ABLE TO DEF9E \R [N CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS1 TO =MULATE ! QUE/IONS AS WELL AS ! ANSW]S4 ,?IS IS NOT ! SAME AS OBTA9+ BETT] REPRES5TATION OR MORE P>TICIPATION 9 ! PREVAIL+ ORD]4 ,*AMPION+ DIGITAL 9CLUSIVITY & 0DEMOCRATIC0 /ATE /EW>D%IP EQUIPS ?OSE :O HOLD P[] TO LEGITIMIZE ! /RUCTURES ?R\< :I* !Y WIELD IT4 

,IT IS A MI/AKE TO ?9K ?AT ! TOOLS BUILT TO RULE US W\LD S]VE US IF ONLY WE C\LD DEPOSE \R MA/]S4 ,?AT'S ! SAME MI/AKE EV]Y PREVI\S REVOLUTION HAS MADE AB\T POLICE1 C\RTS1 & PRISONS4 ,! TOOLS ( LIB]ATION MU/ BE =G$ 9 ! /RUGGLE TO A*IEVE IT4 

,! ,SOCIAL ,NETWORKS 

,WE CONTEMPLATE A FUTURE 9 :I* DIGITAL SY/EMS WILL MEET \R EV]Y NE$1 AS LONG AS WE ASK ONLY = ! PRES5T ORD] DELIV]$ 9/ANTLY4 ,TRAC+ ! TRAJECTORY ( \R DIGITAL IMAG9>Y1 WE WILL SOON BE ALWAYS VOT+1 ALWAYS WORK+1 ALWAYS %OPP+1 ALWAYS 9 JAIL4 ,EV5 FANTASIES ?AT SEP>ATE ! S\L FROM ! BODY TO TRAVEL 9SIDE ! COMPUT] LEAVE ! LIB]AL SUBJECT 9TACT3 EV]Y PO/-HUMANISM WE HAVE BE5 (F]$ HAS BE5 A NEOLIB]ALISM1 EV]Y ONE4 

,LIB]AL GRADUALI/S FI<T+ = ONL9E PRIVACY & NET NEUTRALITY FIGURE ! SUBALT]NS !Y >E DEF5D+ AS 9DIVIDUALS4 ,BUT AS LONG AS WE OP]ATE ACCORD+ TO ! P>ADIGM ( 0HUMAN RI<TS10 \R ATTEMPTS TO ORGANIZE AGA9/ SY/EMS ( DIGITAL CONTROL WILL ONLY REPRODUCE !IR LOGIC4 ,! REGIME ( CON/ITUTIONS & *>T]S ?AT IS PRES5TLY COM+ TO AN 5D DIDN'T JU/ PROTECT ! LIB]AL SUBJECT1 ! 9DIVIDUAL--IT 9V5T$ IT4 ,EA* ( ! RI<TS ( ! LIB]AL SUBJECT IMPLIES A LATTICE ( 9/ITUTIONAL VIOL5CE TO 5SURE ITS FUNCTIONAL ATOMIZATION--! P>TITION+ ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 ! PRIVACY ( VOT+ BOO?S & PRISON CELLS4 

,IF NO?+ ELSE1 ! O/5TATI\S NETWORK+ ( DAILY LIFE UND]SCORES ! FRAGILITY ( LIB]AL 9DIVIDUALITY4 ,:]E DOES 0,I0 BEG9 & 5D1 :5 MY KN[L$GE IS D]IV$ FROM SE>* 5G9ES & MY ?\<TS >E TRIGG]$ & DIRECT$ BY ONL9E UPDATES8 ,C\NT]+ ?IS1 WE >E 5C\RAG$ TO %ORE UP \R FRAGILE 9DIVIDUALISM BY CON/RUCT+ & DISSEM9AT+ AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PROPAG&A4 ,! ONL9E PR(ILE IS A REACTION>Y =M ?AT ATTEMPTS TO PRES]VE ! LA/ FLICK]+ EMB] ( ! LIB]AL SUBJECTIVITY BY SELL+ IT4 ,SAY1 0ID5TITY ECONOMY40 

,BUT ! OBJECT ( EXPLOITATION IS A NETWORK1 & SO IS ! SUBJECT 9 REVOLT4 ,NEI!R HAVE EV] RESEMBL$ ! LIB]AL 9DIVIDUAL = V]Y LONG4 ,! SLAVE GALLEY & ! SLAVE UPRIS+ >E BO? NETWORKS COMPOS$ ( SOME ASPECTS ( MANY PEOPLE4 ,!IR DIFF]5CE CONSI/S NOT 9 DIFF]5T TYPES ( PEOPLE1 BUT DIFF]5T PR9CIPLES ( NETWORK+4 ,EV]Y BODY CONTA9S MULTIPLE HE>TS4 ,! P]SPECTIVE ?AT DIGITAL REPRES5TATION PROVIDES ON \R [N ACTIVITY 5ABLES US TO CL>IFY ?AT WE >E PURSU+ A CONFLICT BETWE5 RIVAL ORGANIZATIONAL PR9CIPLES1 NOT BETWE5 SPECIFIC NETWORKS OR 9DIVIDUALS4 

,! NETWORKS PRODUC$ & CONCEAL$ BY LIB]ALISM >E 9EVITABLY HI]>*ICAL4 ,LIB]ALISM SEEKS TO /ABILIZE ! PYRAMID ( 9EQUALITY BY =EV] WID5+ ITS BASE4 ,\R DESIRE IS TO LEVEL PYRAMIDS1 TO ABOLI% ! 9DIGNITIES ( DOM9ATION & SUBMISSION4 ,WE DO NOT DEM& ?AT ! RI* GIVE TO ! POOR2 WE SEEK TO CUT D[N ! F5CES4 ,WE CANNOT SAY ?AT ! DIGITAL IS ESS5TIALLY HI]>*ICAL1 BECAUSE WE KN[ NO?+ ( 0ESS5CES02 WE ONLY KN[ ?AT ! DIGITAL IS FUNDAM5TALLY HI]>*ICAL1 9 ?AT IT IS BUILT UPON ! SAME F\NDATION AS LIB]ALISM4 ,IF A DIFF]5T DIGITAL IS POSSIBLE1 IT WILL ONLY EM]GE ON A DIFF]5T F\NDATION4 

,WE DON'T NE$ BETT] IT]ATIONS ( EXI/+ TE*NOLOGY2 WE NE$ A BETT] PREMISE = \R RELATIONS4 ,NEW TE*NOLOGIES >E USELESS EXCEPT 9S(> AS !Y HELP US TO E/ABLI% & DEF5D NEW RELATIONS4 

,SOCIAL NETWORKS PREEXI/ ! 9T]NET2 DIFF]5T SOCIAL PRACTICES NETWORK US ACCORD+ TO DIFF]5T LOGICS4 ,UND]/&+ \R RELATIONS 9 T]MS ( CIRCULATION RA!R ?AN /ATIC ID5TITY--9 T]MS ( TRAJECTORIES RA!R ?AN LOCATIONS1 ( =CES RA!R ?AN OBJECTS--WE CAN SET ASIDE ! QUE/ION ( 9DIVIDUAL RI<TS & SET \T TO CREATE NEW COLLECTIVITIES \TSIDE ! LOGIC ?AT PRODUC$ ! DIGITAL & ITS DIVIDES4 

,! ,=CE ,QUITS 

,= EV]Y ACTION1 !RE IS AN EQUAL & OPPOSITE REACTION4 ,9TEGRATION CREATES NEW EXCLUSIONS2 ! ATOMIZ$ SEEK EA* O!R4 ,EV]Y NEW =M ( CONTROL CREATES ANO!R SITE ( REBELLION4 ,POLIC+ & SECURITY 9FRA/RUCTURE HAVE 9CREAS$ EXPON5TIALLY OV] ! PA/ TWO DECADES1 BUT ?IS HAS NOT PRODUC$ A MORE PACIFI$ WORLD--ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! GREAT] ! CO]CION1 ! MORE 9/ABILITY & UNRE/4 ,! PROJECT ( CONTROLL+ POPULATIONS BY DIGITIZ+ !IR 9T]ACTIONS & 5VIRONM5TS IS ITSELF A COP+ /RATEGY TO =E/ALL ! UPHEAVALS ?AT >E B\ND TO FOLL[ ! ECONOMIC POL>IZATION1 SOCIAL DEGRADATION1 & ECOLOGICAL DEVA/ATION WR\<T BY CAPITALISM4 

,! WAVE ( UPRIS+S ?AT HAS SWEPT ! GLOBE S9CE #b#a--FROM ,TUNISIA & ,EGYPT ?R\< ,SPA9 & ,GREECE TO ! WORLDWIDE ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T1 & MO/ REC5TLY ,TURKEY & ,BRAZIL--HAS L>GELY BE5 UND]/OOD AS A PRODUCT ( ! NEW DIGITAL NETWORKS4 ,YET IT IS ALSO A REACTION AGA9/ DIGITIZATION & ! DISP>ITIES IT RE9=CES4 ,NEWS ( ,OCCUPY 5CAMPM5TS SPREAD VIA ! ,9T]NET1 BUT ?OSE :O POPULAT$ !M W]E !RE BECAUSE !Y W]E UNSATISFI$ ) ! M]ELY VIRTUAL--OR BECAUSE1 BE+ POOR OR HOMELESS1 !Y HAD NO ACCESS TO IT AT ALL4 ,BE=E #b#a#a1 :O C\LD HAVE IMAG9$ ?AT ! ,9T]NET W\LD PRODUCE A WORLDWIDE MOVEM5T PREMIS$ ON P]MAN5T PRES5CE 9 %>$ PHYSICAL SPACE8 

,?IS IS ONLY A =ETA/E ( ! BACKLA% ?AT WILL 5SUE AS MORE & MORE ( LIFE IS FITT$ TO ! DIGITAL GRID4 ,! RESULTS >E NOT =EORDA9$1 BUT WE CAN BE SURE !RE WILL BE NEW OPPORTUNITIES = PEOPLE TO COME TOGE!R \TSIDE & AGA9/ ! LOGIC ( CAPITALISM & /ATE CONTROL4 ,AS WE WITNESS ! EM]G5CE ( DIGITAL CITIZ5%IP & ! ID5TITY M>KET1 LET US BEG9 BY ASK+ :AT TE*NOLOGIES ! DIGITALLY EXCLUD$ NON-CITIZ5 WILL NE$4 ,! TOOLS EMPLOY$ DUR+ ! FI<T = ,GEZI ,P>K 9 ,I/ANBUL 9 SUMM] #bac C\LD PRES5T A HUMBLE />T+ PLACE4 ,H[ CAN WE EXTRAPOLATE FROM PROTE/ MAPP+ TO ! TOOLS ?AT WILL BE NECESS>Y = 9SURRECTION & SURVIVAL1 ESPECIALLY :]E ! TWO BECOME ONE & ! SAME8 ,LOOK+ TO ,EGYPT1 WE CAN SEE ! NE$ = TOOLS ?AT C\LD COORD9ATE ! %>+ ( FOOD--OR DISABLE ! MILIT>Y4 

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