Silicon Valley has a solution for everything, but who do its ideas really serve? Every Thursday, Paris Marx is joined by a new guest to critically examine the tech industry, its thought leaders, and the worldview it spreads. They challenge the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that separating tech from politics has consequences for us all, especially the most vulnerable. But if tech won't save us, what will? This podcast isn't simply about tearing tech down; it also presents radical ideas for tech designed for human flourishing instead of surveillance, acquisitions, or to boost stock prices. A better world is possible, and so is better technology.
The Left Doesn’t Hate Technology w/ Gita Jackson
Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss why the left’s hatred of AI is justified, why a different approach to technology is necessary, and how they’re reassessing their own relationships with digital tech.
Gita Jackson is a co-founder of Aftermath.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.
The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson.
Also mentioned in this episode:
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Gita wrote about why the left doesn’t hate technology.
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Gita also wrote about downloading digital music onto a Snowksy Fiio Echo Mini.
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Chris Person wrote about the Boox Palma eReader as an alternative to Kindle.
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Learn more about Mike Pondsmith and his Cyberpunk TTRPG.
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Gita will one day get Paris to watch Frieren.