April 1, 2024Science & Society

The Political Economy of Digital Technology

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Digital machinery transforms the scale and mode of labor cooperation, yet capital expropriates these technical advances for class exploitation and capital accumulation.
Three distinct ideologies—disembodied technology, technological determinism, and fear of rebellious machines—accompany the rapid expansion of digital production systems.
Theoretical analysis underscores that digital technology can be redirected away from imperialist domination toward radical liberation through socialist construction.

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Theoretical analysis uncovers mechanisms of class exploitation through digital machinery in capitalist production, highlighting opportunities for socialist redirection.

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Julio Huato (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e70ef4b6db643587688464 https://doi.org/10.1521/siso.2024.88.2.212

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Theoretical analysis uncovers mechanisms of class exploitation through digital machinery in capitalist production, highlighting opportunities for socialist redirection.

The Political Economy of Digital Technology

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