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Full Title
SOCIOLOGIA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
Publisher
FrancoAngeli
ISSN
1121-1733 (Printed Journal)
1972-4926 (Online Journal)
Journal Volume Number
34
Journal Issue Number
65
Journal Issue Designation
65
Journal Issue Date
2023
Full Title
Critique of one-dimensional thought then and now. Confronting two critiques of ideology through a longer view of capitalist platformization
By (author)
First Page
90
Last Page
108
Language of text
English
Publication Date
2023/08
Copyright
2023 FrancoAngeli srl
Main description
This article examines the often-overlooked critiques of ideology in analyses of current capitalism. Therefor the concept "platform" is adapted to the capitalist market structure itself, allowing to compare different phases of capitalism's plat-formization and corresponding critiques. Marcuse's and Zuboff's analyses serve as case studies. Both examine the triad of capitalism, technology and subjective experience, arguing that technology stabilizes domination. In Zuboff's version consensus is achieved, not least, through the manipulation carried out by a "new priesthood" that employs "means of behavioral modification". The article con-cludes that, due to feudalization tendencies, such theory of priestly deception may, to an extent, be justified.
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