Surveillance capitalism deliberately exploits its historical conditions rather than arising accidentally

Evidence

Surveillance capitalism is not an accident of overzealous technologists, but rather a rogue capitalism that learned to cunningly exploit its historical conditions to ensure and defend its success. — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 65

Categorization

• DEFINE: A compact definition of what surveillance capitalism is (and is not) — ‘rogue capitalism’ exploiting historical conditions, not a technology accident.
• XREF: connects to: Surveillance capitalism exploits instability’s vulnerabilities rather than healing them. — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1222; Institutionalization made surveillance capitalism’s practices appear necessary and inevitable — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 388; Surveillance capitalism aims to produce guaranteed outcomes rather than impose behavioral norms — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 629 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Surveillance capitalism grew through era-specific conditions plus deliberate political and cultural capture #corroborates (0.90) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 405
• Institutionalization made surveillance capitalism’s practices appear necessary and inevitable #expands (0.78) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 388
• Surveillance capitalism aims to produce guaranteed outcomes rather than impose behavioral norms #expands (0.72) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 629
• Benign convenience helped surveillance capitalism escape political debate #expands (0.72) — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 276
• Surveillance capitalism aims to author people rather than destroy them #expands (0.72) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1062