<nettime> ***SPAM*** Re: VW

[morlockelloi@yahoo.com]

Consumers have been at the mercy of technology vendors for a long time. 
The novelty here is that it is the government that found itself in the 
subordinate role.
The lowdown is that the technology one doesn't fully understand and have 
full transparency into ("user") can and will screw you, and no amount of 
regulations can change that. Anything with software is especially 
insidious in this sense, as for most users it is impossible to fully 
grasp it.
The upside is that this enables multiple centers of power (from startups 
to VW), so in a way we are entering the age of pre-feudal fiefdoms. 
Whether the government model will prevail or not depends on how much 
power the illiterates have. I wouldn't hold my breath.

On 9/25/15, 12:01, t byfield wrote:

> A few thoughts about the VW scandal
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