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Your Phone Is a Slot Machine: How Algorithms Steal Your Freedom (Affekt Macht Netz)
That phantom buzz in your pocket? It’s not a message—it’s a trap. In this deep dive, we expose the hidden mechanics of digital society, based on the groundbreaking book *Affekt Macht Netz* by Rainer Mühlhoff, Anja Breljak, and Jan Slaby. Discover how platforms like Facebook and Tinder use feedback loops, dark patterns, and variable rewards to hijack your emotions, quantify your relationships, and turn you into unpaid labor. From the silent monitor of 19th-century factories to the pull-to-refresh slot machine, we reveal why you’re not a free explorer but an algorithm prisoner. Learn to see the cage—and how to start breaking free.
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