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An [economic system] whose primary output is control—over populations, labor, attention, and behavior. In the economy of control, value is extracted not just from production but from surveillance, data collection, algorithmic management, and behavioral [manipulation]. Platforms monetize your attention and predict your actions; employers use tracking software to monitor every keystroke; credit scores shape your life options. The economy of control does not need prisons or police on every corner; it uses fine‑grained, continuous, often invisible mechanisms to steer conduct. It is the economic logic beneath surveillance [capitalism].
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