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Episode Synopsis
In this episode James, Laura and Jess look at George Ritzer's concept of McDonaldization. Influenced by Max Weber and his work on rationality, and subesquent irrationality of rationality, McDonaldization looks at how some core principles exemplified by the fast food chain have come to dominate most aspects of society and culture. As mentioned in the episode... Here are a couple of news articles about Lionsgate's AI deal with Runway from the BBC and The Guardian.
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