Surveillance capitalists claim market freedom while dismantling the ignorance it was premised on

Evidence

Something is awry. It is true that many capitalists, including surveillance capitalists, vigorously employ these centuries-old justifications for their freedom when they reject regulatory, legislative, judicial, societal, or any other form of public interference in their methods of operation. However, Big Other and the steady application of instrumentarian power challenge the classic quid pro quo of freedom for ignorance. — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1578

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the book’s overarching claim that surveillance capitalism borrows liberalism’s vocabulary while inverting its substance. — connects to: Default data harvesting contradicts capitalism’s own espoused freedom. — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 627; Surveillance capitalism constitutes a privatized market-based collectivism — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1603; Surveillance capitalists know too much to qualify for freedom — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1585 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Surveillance capitalists know too much to qualify for freedom #corroborates (0.85) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1585
• Surveillance capitalism constitutes a privatized market-based collectivism #expands (0.75) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1603
• Surveillance capitalism conquered through unilateral declarations, not permission seeking #expands (0.75) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 564
• Neoliberalism supplied sheltering ideologies that surveillance capitalism exploited #corroborates (0.70) — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1923