{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66fb968b13b87f41275ee4bd/69a54bb0854be12860bdc383?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide - Addendum - Keurig","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66fb968b13b87f41275ee4bd/1772440479978-14864411-5b99-4314-a359-205a93ec85c4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Okay, I couldn’t help myself. Keurig is such a perfect example of how this entire orientation towards the world is destructive of more or less all the greatness and joy in life that I pause here to reflect in greater detail on the specifics of the Keurig case. I also think the example of FitBit and similar devices renting to us the capacity to connect with our bodies - and hence of course alienating us from our bodies - is similarly bizarre and disturbing. For the record, somewhere between 15-30 BILLION k-cups type pods are thrown away every year. </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/wescecil\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign-up for&nbsp;Wes’s PATREON community</a>&nbsp;to get your questions answered by Wes! (Yes, Wes is very active on Patreon)</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, gain access to bonus lectures, peer discussions, additional course materials, and audio diaries from France. Only $2 / month.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/WesCecil</a></p>","author_name":"Wes Cecil"}