Ladislau Dowbor
Brazilian economist of Polish origin. prof. of the Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo, author of more than 40 books, consultant and advisor to many UN agencies and urban and social organizations. In times of dictatorship imprisoned, he spent many years on political emigration (e.g. in Poland). He was the advisor to president Luli da Silva of Brazil. 5 of his books were published in Polish: “A broken mosaic. Economics Beyond Equations", “Economic Democracy. alternate solutions in the sphere of social management, "What kind of game is this? fresh approaches to economics", "Beyond capitalism. fresh social architecture" and "Digital Revolution. Society on the brink of breakthroughs". Website www.dowbor.org.
With Ladislau Dowbor, author of the book “Digital Revolution. Society on the brink of breakthroughs”, talks Rafał Górski, editor-in-chief of the civilian Affairs Week.
It is not only about replacing a individual with technology, but besides about the fact that financial intermediaries do not request a "production" – they request computers and algorithms.
Ladislau Dowbor, "Digital Revolution. Society on the brink of breakthroughs”
The current utmost inequalities, environmental harm and vulnerability to crises are not a drawback of the system, but a characteristic feature.
UN Report
Low wages in the company are immediately understandable to workers and let them to respond coordinatedly. The wider system, the integrated financial flow that we present here, requires modern digital exploitation mechanisms to be converging for much more people and to be able to transform into political power. Intangible money allows the usage of much more sophisticated and hard to realize forms of exploitation, but the basic consequence remains the same: the enrichment of those who do not produce, utilizing modern technologies, algorithms and artificial intelligence.
Ladislau Dowbor, "Digital Revolution. Society on the brink of breakthroughs”
- What are the mechanisms for the financial exploitation of employees today?
- What is the digital revolution?
- Why “is it essential to realize the impact that money is no longer material, in the form of banknotes printed by the states that we utilized to carry in our wallets and the banks kept in their vaults”?
- Sometimes we forget it, but this economy is expected to service society, not the another way around., Joseph Stiglitz (2024)
Please comment. - How can Polish workers defy exploitation today?
- Imagine you become an advisor to Prime Minister Donald Tusk or president Charles Nawrocki. What do you advise them about building the resilience of our country and society to the digital revolution?
- What crucial question has no 1 always asked you on the subject we're talking about? And what is the answer to that question?
Music "Also Sprach Zarathustra – Einleitung" – Kevin MacLeod, CC BY 3.0
