ESSAYS ON CHAPTER 11
ESSAYS ON CHAPTER 11 1 1. The Great Shift: From Knowledge Society to Captive Masses How Surveillance Capitalism Took Control of Human Freedom By Rahul Ramya 29.10.2025 — In the 20th century, the world made a fundamental promise: knowledge would set humanity free . Education, public libraries, universities, scientific institutions, national broadcasters — all were created so ordinary people could think critically and participate equally in democracy. A schoolchild in a remote village could, through learning, rise beyond structural barriers. Knowledge was the great equalizer. But the 21st century quietly altered the equation. Our access to information expanded infinitely — yet our capacity to think independently shrank. We scroll more but understand less. We witness more but empathize less. We listen more—but comprehend almost nothing. Hannah Arendt once warned t...