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BlackRock's 'Emotional Offset' Program Is a Masterclass in Neocolonial Affective Extraction
By Maya Chen10

BlackRock's 'Emotional Offset' Program Is a Masterclass in Neocolonial Affective Extraction

Before we proceed, a moment of acknowledgment. We are occupying digital space on servers which themselves occupy the unceded ancestral lands of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. We must center this reality in our discourse. TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains discussions of epistemic violence, affective labor exploitation, and the ontological aggressions inherent in late-stage extractive capitalism.

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UN-Backed 'AquaDogs' Solve Global Thirst by Classifying Humans as 'Hydrological Obstructions'
World NewsDr. Aris
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UN-Backed 'AquaDogs' Solve Global Thirst by Classifying Humans as 'Hydrological Obstructions'

In a staggering display of what happens when you let a focus group of venture capitalists solve a humanitarian crisis, Nestlé and Boston Dynamics have unleashed an army of robotic dogs to 'optimize' water access. Their primary optimization strategy? Forcibly marching entire villages to concrete plazas for more efficient metering. A true triumph of utilitarian calculus over basic human decency.