Larry Page wanted software to organize society itself, not just information

Evidence

Google originated in the prospect of optimally organizing the world’s information, but Page wants the corporation to optimize the organization of society itself: “In my very long-term worldview,” he said in 2013, “our software understands deeply what you’re knowledgeable about, what you’re not, and how to organize the world so that the world can solve important problems.” — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1278

Categorization

• DEFINE: Captures the definitional core of ‘totality’ in surveillance capitalism—the escalation from organizing information to organizing society.
• XREF: connects to: Larry Page initially resisted advertising because it would bias search results. — Tim Wu, The Attention Merchants, 873

Broader Connections

• Larry Page initially resisted advertising because it would bias search results. #qualifies (0.80) — Tim Wu, The Attention Merchants, 873