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The hacking of culture and the creation of socio-technical debt
Hacking of Culture and the Creation of Socio-Technical Debt Culture is increasingly mediated through algorithms. These algorithms have splintered the organization of culture, a result of states and tech companies vying for influence over mass audiences.
This fragmentation of shared cultural identity reflects how the data surveillance business is rewriting both the established order of global power, and social contracts between national governments and their citizens. This passion for gaming as an expression of technical skills and a way for hacker communities to bond led to the development of MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) programs, which enabled multiple people to communicate and collaborate online simultaneously. NYU Sociologist Eric Klinenberg called libraries “the textbook example of social infrastructure in action.” 21 But today they are stretched to the breaking point, like museums, main streets, and news media.
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