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Episode 61 - Facebook vs Capitalism

Episode 61 - Facebook vs Capitalism

 
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Michael Bronspigel runs the Facebook capitalism page and tells the story of how Facebook’s algorithm and policies affected his group. We also talk about

  • the nature of online properties

  • the story of how he started the group and turned it into a business

  • retro internet memes

  • The push to crack down on content

The group: fb.com/capitalists, capitalismisfreedom.org
Show notes: localmaxradio.com/61

About Michael Bronspigel

Michael is also an artist - check out his website at https://bronspigel.com/

Links

Here’s a 3 minute Fox News clip where Michael appears to talk about his experience with Facebook.

Here’s an interesting recent article about how Facebook “lost” Mark Zuckerberg’s old posts.

Roger McNamee on the James Altucher Show talking about his book Zucked which alternatively focuses on the proliferation of unsavory content and ads.

Memes: Scumbag Steve, Good Guy Greg, Scumbag Stacey, Overly Attached Girlfriend

Mentioned Books

Atlas Shugged by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Zucked: Waking up to the Facebook Catastrophe by Roger McNamee

Related and Mentioned Episodes

Episode 60 with Hilary Mason who formerly ran data science at bit.ly
Episode 59 about the rise of the internet in Cuba and it’s surveillance status.
Episode 10 on Mark Zuckerberg Testifying, with a mention to China’s Censors

Episode 62 - Capitalism, Competition, and Wealth: A Conversation with Denise Hearn

Episode 62 - Capitalism, Competition, and Wealth: A Conversation with Denise Hearn

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