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Rage is both a subcurrent within and a by-product of the pandemic. However rage is also a tactic used by the news and media industry to maintain an engaged and profitable audience.

Who we are and who we want to become is changing. This pandemic has forced us to spend a lot of time with ourselves, and this is prompting a wide range of responses and reactions.

If the medium is the message than social media platforms wield a tremendous amount of political power. Unfortunately most people focus on the content of the medium, rather than the transformative effect of the media itself.

Digital technology has not only transformed our relationship with privacy, it also changes our understanding of the concept as a whole. While some may lament this as a slippery slope where our definition of privacy is being eroded, there’s reason to believe that our privacy is actually being renewed, and strengthened.

The rapid rate of technological change is usually experienced with regard to the Internet or the devices we use to connect with it. Think smart phones, AI, mobile connectivity, or self-driving cars.

Our friends over at Data & Society have published a new report that not only provides a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of the business of franchising, but also a potent metaphor to describe business and entrepreneurship in the era of Big Tech.