Tom O'Brien

#223 Red Flags w/ David Camfield | From Alpha To Omega Get more from From Alpha To Omega on Patreon

Latest Episode now out! We talk with David Camfield about his recent Book, Red Flags: A Reckoning With Communism For The Future Of The Left. Enjoy :)

Hey Everybody. My co-author Donal is now on Blue Sky. Go give him a follow: @donaloc91.bsky.social

YouTube video by From Alpha To Omega #222 Unifying Cybernetics & Marxism - Your Questions Answered

Going to try one of those Youtube premiere things today @ 2pm London time, answering your questions about Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics. Come join me in the chat :)

YouTube video by From Alpha To Omega Unifying Marxism & Cybernetics

Going to do a Q&A video on the latest 'Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics' video this week. If you have any questions you'd like me to discuss, DM me or reply to this thread! For those that haven't watched the video yet, here it is on youtube:

Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics | From Alpha To Omega Get more from From Alpha To Omega on Patreon

Just released a talk I gave on 'Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics' at the Complex Anarchism Symposium in Brussels, Belgium earlier this year. It's a monster! If you have any questions, just reply here and I will answer them in a serparate Q&A video.

YouTube video by From Alpha To Omega What Socialists Can Learn From Toyota!

Prof. Paul Adler on what Socialists can learn from the Toyota Production System

YouTube video by From Alpha To Omega Will AI Steal Your Job?

Will AI Steal Your Job? Is mass unemployment likely? youtu.be/9RPqTIes0Ws

Yep. Looks pretty sensible.

I don't think planned obscelence has anything really to do with technical complexity though. Just the profit motive. There is no technical reason why all these devices can't be made easier to repair. Or to be built to minimum lifespan standards. P.O. is purely caused by production for profit.

Sure - not everyone can be an expert, division of labour and all that. But consumers don't have control over the range of goods they are offered. I've just tried to buy a phone holder for my car. The first one lasted 2 years. All the available models are useless, but what choice do I have. None.

Governments role is to maintain the capitalist mode of production. Ie. maintain profitability. So captialist governments will never do anything that would seriously effect profits. Hence why you gotta get rid of capitalism. It's not that consumers are dummies - they got no control over production.

Planned obsolescence only exists because of the pursuit of profit. Why produce a fridge that will last 60 years, when you can sell three that last 20 years each, and triple your profits. It is built into captialist class relations. If you want rid of it, you gotta get rid of capitalism.

#220 Is Capitalism Giving Birth To Socialism w/ Paul S. Adler | From Alpha To Omega Get more from From Alpha To Omega on Patreon

New Episode with Paul S. Adler where we discuss his 2019 book: "The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome the Crises of Capitalism". Enjoy!
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YouTube video by From Alpha To Omega Does Capitalism Deskill Workers?

New episode just released with Prof. Paul S. Adler on his 1990 paper 'Marx, Machines, and Skill'. Enjoy! youtu.be/PMAMY8jEqaU

New Episode now out! Part 2 of our conversation with Anna Fielder on her analysis of childbirth in capitalism. Enjoy!

Going Into Labour w/ Anna Fielder - Part 1 | From Alpha To Omega Get more from From Alpha To Omega on Patreon

New Episode now out! Part 1 of an interview with Anna Fielder about recent book "Going Into Labour: Childbirth In Capitalism". Enjoy!

I came across an 1887 account of Dublin by a veteran of the Paris Commune and wow he did not like the food:

Complex Anarchism Symposium, 19-23 May 2025 in Brussels With the upcoming Complex Anarchism symposium, we will be exploring the intersection between anarchism and complexity science. Anarchy, despite its popular definition as a state of disorder, is rather

Going to be in Brussels next week giving a talk on unifying Value Theory and Cybernetics at the Inaugral Complex Anarchism Symposium! clea.research.vub.be/complex-anar...

#216 The Vanguard Method w/ Roger Arevalo Part 2 | From Alpha To Omega Get more from From Alpha To Omega on Patreon

Latest episode now out! Part 2 of our discussion with Roger Arevalo on the Vanguard Method and its implications for socialism. Enjoy :) www.patreon.com/posts/216-va...

#215 The Vanguard Method w/ Roger Arevalo - Part 1 | From Alpha To Omega Get more from From Alpha To Omega on Patreon

New Episode out with Roger Arevalo on the The Vanguard Method - TPS for services and its implications for Socialism. Enjoy! www.patreon.com/posts/215-va...

#214 Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal Part 2 | From Alpha To Omega Get more from From Alpha To Omega on Patreon

Latest episode now out - Part 2 of our Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal. Enjoy!

Really enjoyed being interviewed by Tom for his From Alpha to Omega podcast.

We discussed my book, Management Divided, where I present a classical Marxist analysis of lean production, which grapples with it as a contradictory development, not simply a more refined system of mgt control + deskilling

#213 Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal - Part 1 | From Alpha To Omega Get more from From Alpha To Omega on Patreon

Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal now out! Enjoy :)

#OtD 2 Mar 1974 25 year old anti-Franco resistance activist Salvador Puig Antich was executed by garrote vil in the Modelo prison. It took him almost 20 minutes to die. His execution became a symbol of the barbaric nature of the Francoist regime. More: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9...

YouTube video by From Alpha To Omega Cybernetic Socialism Talk Q and A

Here is the Q&A from the talk I recently gave on "Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century" to the Dutch socialist group De Socialisten. This talk was in conjunction with INDEP, the Independent Network for Democratic Economic Planning (www.indep.network): youtu.be/GWgBdhQOvfs

YouTube video by From Alpha To Omega Cybernetic Socialism In The 21st Century

I recently gave a talk on 'Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century' for the Dutch marxist group De Socialisten (socialisten.org), inconjunction with INDEP(www.indep.network). You can check out the presentation here: youtu.be/vHDM775B0nI

A new zoom link for my talk tonight @ 7pm London time on 'Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century'. The previous link was broken. us06web.zoom.us/j/8107950519...

Cybernetic economics for the 21st century, with Tom O’Brien On Wednesday 12 February at 20:00 CET the Cybernetic Economy theme group of the Socialists (Netherlands) will be hosting its first digital meeting with an international speaker, Tom O’Brien. We are no...

Giving an on-line talk to the Dutch De Socialisten party, titled 'Cybernetic Economics for the 21st Century' on wednesday evening. 7pm London, 8pm Amsterdam time. You can find the details here: www.indep.network/event/cybern...

Portrait of ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social:
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