Dear AoIR colleagues, Apologies for the self-promotion, but I though some of you might be interested to know that my book "You Must Become and Algorithmic Problem" is available for pre-order with Bristol University Press. https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/you-must-become-an-algorithmic-problem The book addresses the unspoken social contract we have with tech companies. In exchange for reducing the anxiety of an increasingly complex online world, we submit to algorithmic classification and predictability. This reduces incentives for us to become “algorithmic problems.” Instead, we develop algorithmic habits ourselves with dire consequences for liberal democracy. I calls for a reconsideration of the socio-technical contract that insists upon algorithms that promote play, creativity and potentiality rather than classification and reification. Please reach out if you'd like to know more about the book. Warmest regards, Jose Marichal Professor of Political Science California Lutheran University _______________________________________________________________________________________ josé marichal, ph.d. | political science department | california lutheran university | 60 w. olsen road | #3800 | thousand oaks, ca 91360 Book: You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem (Bristol University Press) <https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/you-must-become-an-algorithmic-problem>