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EPISODE · Dec 10, 2025 · 35 MIN

Utopia of Play: a history of the commons - the new enclosures (part 2)

from Your Local Anthropologist with Elina · host YLA

In this episode of "Utopia of Play," Elina continues the history of the commons into present day and examines the new enclosures in the digital age. From the commons to cloud servers, explore how capitalism's relentless drive to privatise continues to shape our work and lives under the watchful eyes of platform algorithms.Keywords:techno-feudalism, digital panopticon, capitalism, enclosures, digital economy, algorithmic surveillance, privatization, dependency, digital estates, historical dynamics

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