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DESCRIPTION:<a href="http://popcornclubshanghai.com/event/techno-feudalism-
 modern-slavery-or-smart-society-44737/register">Techno-Feudalism: Modern S
 lavery or Smart Society? </a>\nAre we truly free in today’s digital worl
 d? Or are we living under a new kind of feudalism? In this thought-provoki
 ng discussion\, we’ll explore the concept of techno-feudalism\, a modern
  system where the few control vast digital empires and the rest of us cont
 ribute our data\, attention\, and labour in exchange for access and conven
 ience. Much like medieval feudal lords and peasants\, today’s power is c
 oncentrated in the hands of a few tech giants and financial elites\, shapi
 ng what we see\, buy\, and even believe. What does that mean for individua
 l autonomy\, democracy\, and the future of work? Together\, we’ll draw p
 arallels between classical feudalism and its modern digital counterpart\, 
 and we'll ask: Is this is a dystopian fantasy\, or our new reality? Are yo
 u one of the powerful\, or merely a resource in someone else’s system? A
 nd most importantly\, can anything be done about it? Let's have a deep\, i
 ntellectual conversation at the crossroads of geopolitics\, economics\, an
 d philosophy\, where we'll not only question our place in the world but al
 so imagine what a freer and fairer digital future might look like. 我们
 真的在数字世界中是自由的吗？还是已经进入了一种“
 科技封建时代”？这场讨论将带你探讨“科技封建主义
 ”——一种新的社会结构：少数人掌控庞大的数字帝国
 ，而我们大多数人用自己的数据、注意力和时间，去换
 取便利与连接。就像中世纪的封建领主和农民一样，如
 今的权力集中在少数科技巨头和金融精英手中，他们决
 定我们看到什么、买什么，甚至影响我们相信什么。那
 这对个人自由、民主制度和未来的工作意味着什么？ 我
 们会把古典封建社会和当下的“数字版”作对比，问问
 自己：这真的是反乌托邦幻想，还是我们已经身处其中
 ？你是那个掌权者，还是系统里的“资源”？最重要的
 是——我们能做点什么吗？让我们在地缘政治、经济和
 哲学的交叉口，来一场脑洞大开的深度对话，一起想象
 一个更自由、更公平的数字未来。
DTSTAMP:20260709T063359Z
LOCATION:China\,\, Shanghai
SUMMARY:Techno-Feudalism: Modern Slavery or Smart Society? 
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