{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How Capitalism Becomes Feudalism (Severance and Technofeudalism)","description":"As commerce transforms around the new rent-extracting digital fiefdoms, algorithms and AI become a way to transform skilled labor into machine-learning piecework. In Severance, technology is used to &quot;sever&quot; people's working selves from their actual selves, creating the perfect, dehumanized work force. Bibliography: https:\/\/literatemachine.com\/2024\/06\/25\/how-capitalism-becomes-feudalism-severance-and-technofuedalism\/#bibliography Blog version and links to the podcast and mailing list at https:\/\/literatemachine.com You can support this project at Patreon.com\/ericrosenfield where for as little as $1 an episode you can get exclusive authors notes, early access to episodes, and other goodies Special thanks to all my Patrons: Kathryn Carruthers, Gabi Ghita, Hristo Kolev, Kevin Cafferty, Ulysse Pence, Wilma Ezekowitz, Mike Gillis, Christian Frost, IndustrialRobot, Not Invader Zim, Jason Quackenbush, Arthur Rosenfield, and Nancy S. Rosen ","author_name":"Literate Machine","author_url":"https:\/\/literatemachine.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31888197\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/31888197"}