cyberphilosophy

Category: Digital Labor

Part 22: Unveiling the Digital Dystopia: Unpacking Capital Accumulation in the Age of Big Tech

Welcome to our extensive blog post, where we delve into the intricate world of capital accumulation in the digital age, specifically within the realm of big tech. Drawing inspiration from Marx’s analysis of the general law of capitalist accumulation the general law of capitalist accumulation, as outlined by Marx, describes the cyclical process of capital…

July 11, 2023
Part 16: Unraveling the Digital Economy: Changes in Labor-Power Price, Surplus-Value, and Capital Accumulation

In Karl Marx’s analysis, the examination of changes in the price of labor-power and their implications on surplus-value and capital accumulation sheds light on the fundamental dynamics of the capitalist economy. Marx explores how fluctuations in the price of labor-power, which refers to the cost of labor necessary for workers’ subsistence, can influence the extraction…

July 11, 2023
Part 7: The Labor Process in the Digital Age: Exploitation of Digital Artists, Writers, and Content Creators for Capital Gain

Karl Marx’s analysis of the labor process under capitalism highlights the exploitation of workers for profit. In the digital age, this analysis extends to the realm of information, data, and privacy, where digital artists, writers, and content creators find themselves subject to the same dynamics. This blog post will delve into the labor process under…

July 9, 2023
Part 6: Unveiling the Digital Labor-Power: Exploring the Exploitation and Surplus-Value Extraction from Information, Data, and Privacy

In Karl Marx’s analysis of labor-power as a commodity in his work “Capital,” he delves into the process of exploitation and surplus-value extraction from workers. While Marx primarily focused on the industrial labor force, the principles underlying this analysis can be extended to the realm of information, data, and privacy in the digital age. In…

July 9, 2023