The Capitalism Papers
by Jerry Mander · first published 2012
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…corporations, and govenrment. Also Jerry Mander's Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, which is an ad-man's perspective on what is fatally flawed with his own industry. See also his later book, The Capitalism Papers. And of course, Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death and Technopoly. There've been a number of recent HN posts on how bloated websites are becoming, and how content is being watered down on the…
on “Is Advertising Morally Justifiable? The Importance of Protecting Our Attention” ↗…campaigns, co-founded Friends of the Earth (backed by ARCO CEO Robert O Anderson, ponder that), and has written a couple of highly worthwhile books, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television and The Capitalism Papers. http://www.powells.com/biblio/2-9780688082741-13 http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-9781619021587-0
on “Why I Am Not a Member of the American Psychological Association” ↗…were made illegal usually being damage to ecosystems/humans/animals/whatever not as important than the almighty unit of currency. I kind of knew I was going to be depressed by reading Jerry Mander's The Capitalism Papers... Gotta pay more attention to my instincts. Sigh.
on “How US software ended up powering Chinese assault helicopters” ↗