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Many of the existing self-declared "educational technologies" are built in light of reductive human capital theory, which simplifies the nature of learning and limits ideas about the purposes of education.
Education in a Time Between Worlds
Zachary Stein
Instead of seeking to end our obligations to one another, which for automation theorists serves as the foundation of a world of generalized human dignity, the point would be to recognize and transform those obligations. To say so is not to champion the work ethic; it is to recognize that a free existence can be achieved right now, even if drudgery has not and never will go away. __Dis-alienating community life—by taking that life under democratic control and collective care—becomes the way to ensure that individual freedom is shared by all.__
Automation and the Future of Work
Aaron Benanav
The “networked economy” (Castells 1996) of the late twentieth century replaced the rigid hierarchies and production practices typical of the Taylor-Ford model. This shift enabled a flexible career path, giving birth to what John Gray has described as the “portfolio person”—one without permanent attachment to any particular occupation or organization, whose skills allow for self-reliance in finding paid employment on his or her own terms (Gray 1998, 71–72, 111).
Capitalism on Edge
Albena Azmanova;
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