current big dissertation feedback gripe is the committee member who really thinks that I should be writing a dissertation about surveillance capitalism despite me stating in my proposal and defense that surveillance capitalism will be lightly touched upon but is not the central focus here
maybe this is a sign I am just a grouch but I am more interested in the fact surveillance capitalism is based on speculative financialization and financialization furthers inequality than the vibe of personal offense and impropriety re: "how dare you monetize my quotidian experiences" that grounds the Zuboff analysis
@ingrid What is speculative financialization, and how does it further inequality?
@mjd basically all of the "value" of data in the digital ad system and the promise of data as this commodity that turns money into money (financialization) is based on vibes (speculation). The more that the means of making money happens via these abstract vibey processes, the wider the gap between the super rich and everyone else gets bc their wealth isn't tethered to everyday life economy stuff.
