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by Kwet, Michael | Colonialism & imperialism
Published 20/08/2024 by Pluto Press in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 320 pages, 27 Figures
‘A must-read for anyone who wants to know the brutal truth of digital colonialism driven by the American empire’ Kohei Saito, author of Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto
The world is racing toward an irreversible ecological catastrophe. Environmental science makes clear that humans must reduce total material resource use, requiring a radical redistribution of wealth within and between countries. Yet little attention has been paid to how the digital economy fits into this equation.
Michael Kwet, a leading expert on digital colonialism, presents a new paradigm for the digital society. Merging the science of degrowth with a global analysis of the high-tech economy, he argues that digital capitalism and colonialism must be abolished quickly. In Digital Degrowth, Kwet maps out a path to a people’s tech future.
He calls for direct action against Silicon Valley, US imperialism and power elites everywhere in order to realize a radically egalitarian digital society that fosters equality in harmony with nature.
