The Costs of Connection: How Data Is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating It for Capitalism
by Nick Couldry and Ulises A. Mejias
TL;DR: How "Big Data" feeds people's lives into a Capitalist machine.
Why I Picked This Up
I picked this book up after FAACT 2022, specifically the Craft61 Big Data and AI in the Global South workshop. Realizing it’s been 4 years since that event, I find I need to consider how much effort I want to put into reading this book.
My Take
Not Started.
Key Takeaways
Recommendation
Unclear. Will determine if I feel it’s worth me reading first.