Books that I think will do/have done an exceptional job of showing why computers and computing was a mistake. In no particular order.
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Digitize and Punish by Brian Jefferson
Tracing the rise of digital computing in policing and punishment and its harmful impact on criminalized communities of color
Brian …
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Predict and Surveil by Sarah Brayne
5 stars
The scope of criminal justice surveillance, from the police to the prisons, has expanded rapidly in recent decades. At the …
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Digital Punishment by Sarah Esther Lageson
The proliferation of data-driven criminal justice operations creates millions of criminal records each year in the United States. Documenting everything …
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Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
4 stars
Be honest: if your job didn't exist, would anybody miss it? Have you ever wondered why not? Up to 40% …
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Race after Technology by Ruha Benjamin
4 stars
From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce White …
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Activists and the Surveillance State by Aziz Choudry, Salim Vally
4 stars
The use of secret police, security agencies and informers to spy on, disrupt and undermine opposition to the dominant political …
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Person X and the Fascists Among Us by Jeff Sparrow
4 stars
The massacre of more than fifty worshippers at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, shocked the world. The murders were not …
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Ghost Work by Mary L. Gray, Siddhartha Suri, Siddharth Suri
4 stars
A startling exposé of the invisible human workforce that powers the web--and how to bring it out of the shadows. …
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5 stars
The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now we must face up to …
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4 stars
'Work hard, get paid.' It's simple. Self-evident. But it's also a lie—at least for most of us. For young people …
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Breaking Things at Work by Gavin Mueller
4 stars
"In the nineteenth century, English textile workers responded to the introduction of new technologies on the factory floor by smashing …
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Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
5 stars
The true story of what happened the first time machines came for human jobs, when an underground network of 19th …
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Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis, Varoufakis, Yanis.
4 stars
In his boldest and most far-reaching book yet, world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis argues that capitalism is dead and a new …
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The web was supposed to transform our world. So why are things so messed up?
The arrival of the internet …
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Fight for Privacy by Danielle Keats Citron
3 stars
The essential road map for understanding―and defending―your right to privacy in the twenty-first century.
Privacy is disappearing. From our sex …
