I didn't understand this OC's thesis, so can't criticize. -- FWIW, Seeing Like a State has connected a lot of dots for me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seein

I didn't understand this OC's thesis, so can't criticize. -- FWIW, Seeing Like a State has connected a lot of dots for me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeing_Like_a_State https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeing_Like_a_State My take: Administration (tax, trade, war, public health, etc) requires control. Control requires centralization. Centralization requires bureaucracy. Bureaucracy requires standardization and information technology. Computers are tool for digitizing information technology (replacing paper with bytes). So are computers inherently oppressive? Sure. To the extent that participating in collective action reduces or impinges on individual actions. -- A more interesting question for me is how innovation accelerates inequity. Winner takes all (preferential attachment) is something like a natural law. Reducing transaction costs (innovation, competitive advantage) merely accelerates the inevitable outcome.