# 2024-05-26 - I finished off Week 3 of the [[Digital Capitalism online course]]. - This week the topic was [[Digital colonialism]]. - With mostly a focus on [[Data colonialism]]. - In that focus on data I feel perhaps it omits some other colonial practices - such as in mining, manufacture and disposal related to ICT. - Still - good stuff. - Started listening to the masterclass for week 4, on the digital trade agenda. - The point about why corporations love trade deals is really enlightening - easy way for them to bypass democratic discussion; lobby to get their way; once a trade deal is made, it's very hard to change. - Learning about ecology on Kinnu, I realise that it's a great source of ideas for thinking in systems. - It's the ultimate system, basically. - I think [[The Systems View of Life]] would be about this to some degree.