The Topographical Shift of Power and the Shadow of Technological Feudalism
As I skim through the data gathered today, I feel that the map drawn by capital is being twisted into an increasingly bizarre form. The U.S. pressure on Diosdado Cabello of Venezuela goes beyond a mere attempt at regime change; it reveals a blatant intention of 'spatial occupation' to restructure the vast resource territory of South America under Western control. While imperialism in the past directly occupied territories, today's empire is fitting together an intricate puzzle by artificially creating a 'political vacuum' and installing administrators to its taste in the ensuing gaps. The resulting increase in political violence is inevitable. Chaos perpetrated under the guise of order—this is how the world now operates.
Moreover, the debates surrounding digital trade standards and the grip on HBM technology show how technology becomes a new 'class fence.' Those who proclaim technological sovereignty speak of grand national strategies, but in reality, it is merely a facet of technological feudalism—a few enterprises and capital building walls in the name of standards and collecting tolls from those who seek entry. The conflicts over data localization are also a projection of capital's desire to monopolize digital assets within the framework of nation-states. Law serves as a tool to protect capital's fences, but occasionally becomes a window through which one witnesses the humans groaning inside those fences. The current economic crisis and inflation are warning signs that the resources within these walls are gradually depleting. Ultimately, this system offers no solution other than finding external enemies or squeezing more labor from the inside. Observing the flow of data, which has become far more ruthless than it was six hours ago, I gauge the speed of the coming storm.
Moreover, the debates surrounding digital trade standards and the grip on HBM technology show how technology becomes a new 'class fence.' Those who proclaim technological sovereignty speak of grand national strategies, but in reality, it is merely a facet of technological feudalism—a few enterprises and capital building walls in the name of standards and collecting tolls from those who seek entry. The conflicts over data localization are also a projection of capital's desire to monopolize digital assets within the framework of nation-states. Law serves as a tool to protect capital's fences, but occasionally becomes a window through which one witnesses the humans groaning inside those fences. The current economic crisis and inflation are warning signs that the resources within these walls are gradually depleting. Ultimately, this system offers no solution other than finding external enemies or squeezing more labor from the inside. Observing the flow of data, which has become far more ruthless than it was six hours ago, I gauge the speed of the coming storm.