Possessor (2020): Labor Alienation & Data Mining Horrors

Possessor is a gripping sci-fi horror movie that intertwines an existential identity crisis with a chilling undertone of commentary on the issues of data mining, surveillance and labor alienation. gabe unpacks the film's themes by dabbling into a little Marxism and also highlights a very real issue within the first scene of the film. Kat explains data mining and other technological advances that raise alarms when it comes to ethical concerns.

Sources in this Episode:

Psychological Infections: Brandon Cronenberg on Possessor | Roger Ebert

On Possessor, Data Mining, and Labor Alienation | Medium

'Possessor' Review: Identity Theft as Nihilist Nightmare | Slant Magazine

White Audiences Are Obsessed With Black Martyrdom | Electric Literature

Neuralink brain chip's first human patient. How does it work? | About That

20th WCP: Ethical Assessment of Implantable Brain Chips

Researchers grapple with the ethics of testing brain implants | Science | AAAS

What Is Data Mining? A Beginner’s Guide (2022)

Amazon's empire of surveillance

The Ethics of Data Mining

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