These are three lectures given by Eva Illouz back in 2006 on the subject of what she calls « emotional capitalism » back in the early 2000's. As they are short essays, aimed at conveying years of work on love, emotions and capitalism, the content is a lot more condensed than her other publications and requires more concentration. But it is really worth the effort. I'm not going to expand much on it now, but if you wish to get a broad and, at the same time, carefully nuanced understanding of the intricacies between psychology, nowadays capitalism and technology, this is a good starting point. However, not for those who have no background in sociology and philosophy, as she doesn't dwell much on a lot of notions considered basic in these fields.