“This text is not merely a call to develop tools; it is a call to transform organisational and intellectual consciousness toward a deep understanding of the nature of the digital battle. The gap in question is not simply a gap in ‘technical mastery’; it is a gap in grasping that digital space has become a class battlefield in which capitalism dominates, programmes, and subjugates, while the left suffers from a diminished presence and the absence of a clear digital vision. Closing this gap is no longer a luxury; it is a condition for the survival of the left itself, since today’s battle is waged in algorithms and networks just as much as it is waged on the ground”

- quoting Rezgar Akrawi in Savage Minds on Substack

https://open.substack.com/pub/savageminds/p/reclaiming-technology-for-socialist

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The Left and Digital Capitalism: Reclaiming Technology for Socialist Power

The left faces a decisive struggle over AI, algorithms, and data as digital capitalism concentrates power, reshapes labor, and deepens inequality.

Savage Minds