For his latest book , David Rickard snatches words from uploaded cell phone videos . He searched for terms related ' to the broken elements of the American economic spectrum ' Much of what he found involved predatory capitalism , with people being exploited for ' money ' `` In many ways , that dynamic was bringing out acts that were incredibly callous , such as paying people on the street to do pushups or cartwheels or showing the writing of the word 'fag ' on the face of a young girl that was passed out . He says his book is about modern technology as well as race and class .
For his latest book , David Rickard snatches words from uploaded cell phone videos . He searched for terms related ' to the broken elements of the American economic spectrum ' Much of what he found involved predatory capitalism , with people being exploited for ' money ' He says his book is about modern technology as well as race and class .