The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
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The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
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Re: The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
#2I am intrigued by the header, and it seems like this has some good points. However, I'm struggling to parse this content. There's a full image in between almost every sentence. In most cases, I don't find the image adds significantly to the point of the preceding or following sentence, so it just looks like filler for colour.
I could put this into an AI but then what's the point of the article in the first place?
Re: The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
#3I am intrigued by the header, and it seems like this has some good points. However, I'm struggling to parse this content. There's a full image in between almost every sentence. In most cases, I don't find the image adds significantly to the point of the preceding or following sentence, so it just looks like filler for colour. I could put this into an AI but then what's the point of the article in the first place?
Seems like slides from a presentation talk.
Re: The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
#4I am intrigued by the header, and it seems like this has some good points. However, I'm struggling to parse this content. There's a full image in between almost every sentence. In most cases, I don't find the image adds significantly to the point of the preceding or following sentence, so it just looks like filler for colour. I could put this into an AI but then what's the point of the article in the first place?
tangent but i vibe coded a webapp that pulls article texts and runs tts via kokoro. Its interface allows me to read the article text while the current paragraph is highlighted + autoscrolled while the audio is playing. All of this runs on a cheap vps. Works surprisingly well, as long as you are fine with consuming it "later" (conversion needs some minutes)
Re: The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
#5I am intrigued by the header, and it seems like this has some good points. However, I'm struggling to parse this content. There's a full image in between almost every sentence. In most cases, I don't find the image adds significantly to the point of the preceding or following sentence, so it just looks like filler for colour. I could put this into an AI but then what's the point of the article in the first place?
I read and read and read and he never got to a point other than some nebulous "this is wrong and we can change it" without specifics. DNF
Re: The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
#6I am intrigued by the header, and it seems like this has some good points. However, I'm struggling to parse this content. There's a full image in between almost every sentence. In most cases, I don't find the image adds significantly to the point of the preceding or following sentence, so it just looks like filler for colour. I could put this into an AI but then what's the point of the article in the first place?
I read and read and read and he never got to a point other than some nebulous "this is wrong and we can change it" without specifics. DNF
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Re: The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
#7Awareness is not sufficient to overcome a well financed organized business enterprise.
So, I disagree.
Re: The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
#8I am intrigued by the header, and it seems like this has some good points. However, I'm struggling to parse this content. There's a full image in between almost every sentence. In most cases, I don't find the image adds significantly to the point of the preceding or following sentence, so it just looks like filler for colour. I could put this into an AI but then what's the point of the article in the first place?
tangent but i vibe coded a webapp that pulls article texts and runs tts via kokoro. Its interface allows me to read the article text while the current paragraph is highlighted + autoscrolled while the audio is playing. All of this runs on a cheap vps. Works surprisingly well, as long as you are fine with consuming it "later" (conversion needs some minutes)
Link please
Re: The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
#9Awareness is the first step, but very far from the final one. (I am sure the author knows this, but worth reiterating.)
Surveillance Capitalism is fueled by large institutions with vast depths of wealth and implemented by world-class supercomputers and algorithms. Fighting surveillance capitalism by individual action is like fighting climate change by drinking through paper straws and bringing totebags to the supermarket.
Re: The Power of Awareness: Overcoming Surveillance Capitalism
#10I am intrigued by the header, and it seems like this has some good points. However, I'm struggling to parse this content. There's a full image in between almost every sentence. In most cases, I don't find the image adds significantly to the point of the preceding or following sentence, so it just looks like filler for colour. I could put this into an AI but then what's the point of the article in the first place?
tangent but i vibe coded a webapp that pulls article texts and runs tts via kokoro. Its interface allows me to read the article text while the current paragraph is highlighted + autoscrolled while the audio is playing. All of this runs on a cheap vps. Works surprisingly well, as long as you are fine with consuming it "later" (conversion needs some minutes)
I've been very happy with @voice aloud on Android to convert a page, (but most often for me) a PDF into spoken audio, sometimes I'll watch it auto scroll what it's converted. It's robotic but I've gotten so used to it I don't really worry much anymore (though I have played with voice clone stuff some and have really been tempted to use that). Anywho just reminded me of the app I have been using for probably a decade (don't quote me ;)).
Having the option on my desktop might be nice tho!