One book at a time – “Digital Communism” by Maurizio Ferraris

The whole of humanity produces data, i.e. potential value, on the web. However, the declining empire, the US, guarantees freedom, even if it means starving to death, but does not redistribute value, which remains in the hands of a very few. The rising empire, China, redistributes it, but – being a successful Bolshevik state – it limits freedom. To remedy America’s decline, President Trump wants to control the platforms, creating the masterpiece of a tyranny without redistribution. Is there a fourth way? Of course, digital communism, as explained in this book. The time is ripe; let’s not wait for it to rot.