Patreon Preview – 144. Buy Now, Pay Later, Screw You
This Machine Kills13 Maalis 2022

Patreon Preview – 144. Buy Now, Pay Later, Screw You

We investigate the political economy of Buy Now, Pay Later companies. What are they, where did they come from, how do they work, why are they booming, and who is winning and losing? We focus our analysis on the big three BNPLs – Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm – each one a super decacorn company that has benefited immensely from debt fuelled spending during the pandemic. Some stuff we reference: ••• Would You Take Out a Loan for a Pair of Jeans? | Susie Cagle racked.com/2017/11/29/16710502/affirm-loan-shopping ••• Buying a new purse? This startup wants to help you pay for it — but could also get you into debt. | Susie Cagle vox.com/platform/amp/the-goods/2019/1/14/18178772/afterpay-stores-installment-urban-outfitters ••• BNPLs: Businesses Needing Provided Legibility | Patrick McKenzie bam.kalzumeus.com/archive/buy-now-pay-later/ ••• I Bought a Burrito From Chipotle in Four Easy Payments | Ryan Felton consumerreports.org/shopping-retail/the-downsides-of-expanding-buy-now-pay-later-plans-a2840564542/ ••• The Risks of Buy Now, Pay Later Programs | Penelope Wang consumerreports.org/shopping-retail/risks-of-buy-now-pay-later-programs-a1000664957/ ••• Predatory Inclusion and Education Debt: Rethinking the Racial Wealth Gap | Louise Seamster, Raphaël Charron-Chénier journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2329496516686620 Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills Grab fresh new TMK gear: bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl)

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Patreon Preview – 476. Can You Believe What Leftists Think About AI

Patreon Preview – 476. Can You Believe What Leftists Think About AI

We learn all about how leftists are against any new regulations for AI. It’s the unbelievable return of horseshoe theory as we discuss the curious new discourse cycle being promoted by prominent pundi...

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475. Never Let a Computer Tell Me Shit

475. Never Let a Computer Tell Me Shit

We jump off from the OpenAI - Hugging Face hacking incident as a way to talk about the misleading, cynical, and hysterical ways we talk about AI and the stranglehold that existential risk has on our f...

17 Syys 1h 23min

Patreon Preview – 474. Gym, Tan, Leverage

Patreon Preview – 474. Gym, Tan, Leverage

We bring together two different stories about the tech sector and speculative real estate booms. First, how Netflix promises to turn the Jersey Shore into “Hollywood East”. Second, how the data centre...

11 Syys 7min

473. Tech Workers of the World, Unite (ft. JS Tan, Clarissa Redwine)

473. Tech Workers of the World, Unite (ft. JS Tan, Clarissa Redwine)

[We had technical difficulties and had to use a backup recording, sorry!] We chat with JS Tan and Clarissa Redwin — both veteran tech workers and labor organizers — about their new book which chronicl...

3 Syys 1h 28min

Premium – 472. Australia’s AI Pitch Deck

Premium – 472. Australia’s AI Pitch Deck

We turn our sights down under by taking a closer look at the new all-of-government strategy for AI in Australia’s Interests. Australia has plotted out a bold, progressive vision where AI enthusiasm is...

27 Elo 8min

471. Breaking the Leviathan

471. Breaking the Leviathan

We take a deep dive into New York’s police-surveillance infrastructure, a sprawling leviathan that Mayor Zohran Mamdani was outspoken against during his campaign, but has now inherited and is even war...

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Patreon Preview – 470. Choking on Data Exhaust

Patreon Preview – 470. Choking on Data Exhaust

We chat about Ed’s engagement with communities pushing back against data center development in Tulsa, plus some major reporting showing the sheer scale of fossil-fuelled data center development in the...

12 Elo 8min

469. The Maniacs are Running the Asylum (ft. Nikhil Suresh)

469. The Maniacs are Running the Asylum (ft. Nikhil Suresh)

We’re joined by Nik Suresh, director of Hermit Tech and excellent blogger on the software industry. You might know Nik for an incredible essay he wrote a couple years ago about piledriving anybody who...

6 Elo 1h 39min