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CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

Check out The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein.

It’s all about how those in power, like big governments and corporations, take advantage of chaotic situations like natural disasters or political turmoil – to push their agendas. They use these shocks and their subsequent ‘recoveries’ to bulldoze through policies that consolidate wealth while forcing systems to reform in their image.

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Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
I used the same playbook to steamroll a bunch of organizational changes during wave one of COVID.

Didn’t consolidate any wealth though, just improved scheduling flexibility and reduced differed maintenance.

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- zhaozhaoer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  Never let a good crisis go to waste
  
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- CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  To be fair, you could see the push for WFH as a part of the same paradigm.
  
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KrisND@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
Added to my reading list, thank you for the recommendation!

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BestBouclettes@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
Also somewhat related, Manufacturing Consent by Chomsky and Herman. It shows the role of the media in creating a narrative to skew public opinion regardless of facts. It’s terrifying and fascinating.

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